On Monday it is reported in the Daily Prophet that the editor has been murdered.
On Wednesday, Clive Turpin, who wrote the obituary, is murdered. [DE volunteers as usual?] His murder is not mentioned in The Daily Prophet as no-one volunteers to write the article. However, by Friday news of his murder will have spread a little down the grapevine.
On Saturday Peter is initiated into the DE and told to spy for Voldemort.
2001
On Tuesday, a list is printed in the Daily Prophet that has been 'leaked' from the Order. Down one side there is a list of all known Order members in hiding, down the other a list of targets. At the top of the list is Parvati Patil and The Tweenies live show. The list states that each Order member on the list will be responsible for one of the targets. At the end of the article there is a comment/quote from Lord Voldemort urging the Order to give themselves up 'before there is more carnage.' It doesn't take a genius to work out this is a threat.
On Thursday there is an Order meeting for the sole purpose of impressing upon all members that giving themselves up will not stop anything.
On Sunday the first 'Order member' caves and gives themselves up - BUNNY THE WEREWOLF. Take that, Andromeda!