The Original Order of the Phoenix (was Re: Sevvy Question)

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> Magda:
> I lean towards Red Hen's theory that the original Order was put
> together to guard the two infants who turned out to be the subjects
> of Trelawney's prophecy: Harry and Neville <snip>

Neri:
This is an interesting notion I haven't considered before. The problem
I see with it is the prophecy words: "born to those who thrice defied
him". This implies that the defying was already done when Trelawney
spoke these words, as DD indeed confirms: "It meant that... this boy
would be born to parents who had already defied Voldemort three times"
(OotP, Ch. 37). Now, Frank and Alice could have "narrowly escaped"
Voldy three times as a part of their job as aurors, but did James and
Lily do that as a hobby? Three times? It seems much more probable that
it was during Order operations.

Neri