Were the Weasleys (particularly Molly) in the 1st OOP?

[jelly92784]

No: HPFGUIDX 187816

Bart:
Thanks. Which still makes me wonder how Molly got recruited to
sacrifice as much as she did for the 2nd OOP so early on. But that
sounds like a job for fanfic.

Lynda:
Well let's consider:  By the time the 2nd OOP is created Molly is not 1)Newly married 2)Very possibly expecting a child 3) Very possibly has young children at home 4) having to cope with protective male siblings.
 
Having lost her brothers and needing to protect her own now older children probably had a lot to do with her decision to join. Offhand, I know many women who would do the same. (Women are fiercely protective when it comes to their kids).
 
Janelle:

I agree with Lynda's thoughts on this, but I also wanted to add something else about how Molly and Arthur came to be recruited to the Order the second time around.  

I don't think Dumbledore necessarily would have sought them out had they not already become such a large part of Harry's life.  Harry and Ron becoming friends gave the Weasley's a much larger role in the whole war than they might have had otherwise.  Harry had already spent time with the Weasleys in COS, POA, and GOF: they had to have been let in on certain aspects of what was necessary to protect Harry while he was in their care, which would have meant forming a closer relationship with Dumbledore.  

I think that Dumbledore grew to trust Arthur and Molly more and more as he observed their interactions with Harry and so, when the time came to re-form the order, they were at the top of his list of new recruits.