Order of Potters' deaths

[ravenclawlady]

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From: ravenclawlady
Subject: Order of Potters' deaths
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Date: 8/17/00 3:25 am  (ET)

<<I'm sure James was killed first otherwise how could Voldemort kill
James after he himself was reduced to a mere shell when the spell on
Harry backfired?>>

I've wondered that, too. Here's the possible order of events I found:

1) V puts some kind of non-fatal spell on James to stop him from
interfering.

2) He goes after Harry, but finds Lily protecting him.

3) He kills Lily, and makes ready to kill Harry.

4) James throws off V's curse and comes in to protect Harry.

5) V kills James.

6) V tries to kill Harry, it backfires, and the rest is history.

True, Harry didn't hear that sequence when the Dementors were around. But
his memory may have only covered steps 1-3.

Just a thought.

Melanie