Age and the Order

[bboyminn]

No: HPFGUIDX 188627



---  WILL GUSTIN <Will.Gustin at ...> wrote:
>
> 
> > Marianne:
> ><snip> When was the Order formed? Was there mixture of
> > ages in the Order? Were some of the OOP people were
> > very young.  Am I correct in thinking that Lupin and
> > Sirus, and possibility even Peter, was in the Order
> > until things went to Hell? Or was the Order formed
> > after Sirius landed in Azkaban and Peter spent a lot
> > of years as a rat. <snip>
> 
> WILL GUSTIN:
> 
> Just an answer to one part .... I'm pretty sure I saw in a
> movie and assumed I remembered from the book.  There was a
> picture of members of the Order, which included Neville's
> parents as well as young versions of Lupin and Sirius, as
> well as Harry's parents, so the Order had formed some time
> before Harry's parents had been killed and Sirius sent to
> Azkaban.
> 
> Roe
>

bboyminn:

Yes, but that tells us when the Order existed, but not
necessarily when it was formed. Maybe Dumbledore formed it
as a first step in fighting Grindelwald. Maybe he figured
if he formed a small underground army that could transcend
political borders, he could bring Grindelwald down without
having to meeet him face-to-face.

Or, after facing Grindelwald, Dumbledore and friends may
have formed this loosely knit organization to be ready in
case another Dark Wizard came along. Consequently, Dumbledore
was able to reform it very quickly when Voldemort appeared.  

I'm not saying that happened, only that the Order could have
been formed at any point in Dumbledore's lifetime, and for 
any reason. 

Maybe it started as a social club, that simply turned out
to be very valuable in wartime. 

We just don't know. But certainly it was in place at some
point during the first war with Voldemort and his supporters.
It was there, but we still don't know if that is when it was
formed.

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn