# Arthur and Molly Weasley
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [January 26, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394 "2013-01-26T01:59:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/1 "2013-01-26T01:59:36Z")
Remind me… did they know Harry Potter’s parents before Harry was orphaned? Or is their only initial tie to Harry due to his friendship with Ron?
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### Author:  [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/2 "2013-01-26T02:00:18Z")
they were all in the Order of the Phoenix together
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### Author:  [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/3 "2013-01-26T02:14:47Z")
No, the Weasleys were not in the First Order of the Phoenix, only the second.
They attended Hogwarts and graduated before James and Lily attended, so it doesn’t appear the knew each other at school.
Perusing my memory and the Harry Potter Wikia, it doesn’t appear that they knew Harry’s folks personally.
> **[Weasley family](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Weasley_family)**
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> My father told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford.Draco Malfoy's negative view of the Weasley family Weasley was the surname of a pure-blood wizarding family in Great Britain. They were considered one...
> **[Molly Weasley](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Molly_Weasley)**
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> NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!Molly's incredible protectiveness of her children Molly Weasley (née Prewett) (b. 30 October 1949 or 1950) was an English pure-blood witch and matriarch of the Weasley family after marrying Arthur Weasley. She was born into...
> **[Arthur Weasley](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Arthur_Weasley)**
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> Arthur Weasley (b. 6 February 1950) was an English pure-blood wizard in the employ of the Ministry of Magic, as well as a member of the second Order of the Phoenix. He was a staunch believer in the equality of all magical and Muggle folk and was the...
> **[James Potter I](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/James_Potter_I)**
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> James Potter I (27 March 1960 - 31 October 1981), also known as Prongs, was an English pure-blood wizard and the only son of Fleamont and Euphemia Potter. He was also the grandson of Henry Potter, whom he named his son after. He attended Hogwarts...
> **[Lily J. Potter](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Lily_J._Potter)**
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> Lily J. Potter (née Evans) (30 January 1960 – 31 October 1981) was an English Muggle-born witch, the younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Evans, and the younger sister of Petunia Evans. She learned of her magical nature as a child, after Severus Snape...
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### Author:  [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/4 "2013-01-26T02:20:08Z")
o no my harry potter cred is ruined ):
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### Author:  [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/5 "2013-01-26T02:28:37Z")
> [@PSXer](#):
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> o no my harry potter cred is ruined ):
I’ll never trust you again. 😉
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### Author:  [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/6 "2013-01-26T05:22:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Remind me… did they know Harry Potter’s parents before Harry was orphaned? Or is their only initial tie to Harry due to his friendship with Ron?
Molly’s brothers were in the Order and were killed by Dolohov. So it’s possible that they knew them slightly. Furthermore, in the fourth book when the Order was being reraised at the end, Dumbledore simply assumes he has Mollys assistance and they are well known as opponents of Voldy so well…
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/7 "2013-01-26T17:04:52Z")
OK, thanks, all!
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### Author:  [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/8 "2013-01-30T18:25:48Z")
I recall someone doing a rather in-depth timeline that indicated that the Weasley’s oldest son was born the same year that Harry’s parents started school at Hogwarts.
So presumably Molly and Arthur were at least a year or two removed from Hogwarts themselves by that point.
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### Author:  [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/9 "2013-01-30T18:38:41Z")
> [@Sarabellum1976](#):
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> I recall someone doing a rather in-depth timeline that indicated that the Weasley’s oldest son was born the same year that Harry’s parents started school at Hogwarts.
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> So presumably Molly and Arthur were at least a year or two removed from Hogwarts themselves by that point.
They married in 1969 and Lupin, Pettigrew, Black, and Potter started at Hogwarts in 1971.
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### Author:  [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/10 "2013-01-30T19:50:47Z")
But now I’m curious, why the sudden need for HP trivia? Are you cheating mid-game? Are you in a heated debate?
And just to add on a little: the wizarding community is pretty small and families tend to know each other. So the Potters might’ve _heard_ of the Weasleys and vice versa. (Just on case it is a heated debate or a game, and this could be your winning point… 😉 )
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### Author:  [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/11 "2013-01-30T19:58:05Z")
Until James Potter married Lily Potter nee Evans, the Potters had been considered a pureblood family along with the Weasleys, Blacks, Malfoys, and Lestranges. Interestingly, however, Potter is not present on the Sacred 28, a list of pureblood families in the wizarding community as of the 1930s. Much speculation abounds.
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### Author:  [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/12 "2013-01-30T20:10:54Z")
The Sacred 28, what, what, what, _WHO? Do_ go on!
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### Author:  [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/13 "2013-01-30T20:17:23Z")
That’s basically it, unless you’d like me to list each of the families. It’s not even part of the books, just material from Pottermore, so it’s canon authorially, but for 95% of us is meaningless.
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### Author:  [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/14 "2013-01-30T23:16:09Z")
> [@PSXer](#):
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> o no my harry potter cred is ruined ):
You’ll never be in the Sacred 28.
On the other hand, you’re still my go to guy for **Jurassic Park** , should need arise. By the way, did you ever get the Jurassic Park jeep you were talking about?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-and-molly-weasley/648394/15 "2013-01-31T00:02:39Z")
> [@gracer](#):
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> But now I’m curious, why the sudden need for HP trivia? Are you cheating mid-game? Are you in a heated debate?..
My wife and son were watching _Goblet of Fire_ and the question I posted at the start of the thread just popped into my mind.