priori incantatem order

[Rosemary]

No: HPFGUIDX 1722

Hi--
	Thanks to everyone whose commented on my "it's actually not  phantom
James, it's  phantom Harry theory." I kind of like the phantom Voldy
theory too -- as to why it would help Harry, well, maybe Voldy's human
part contains Voldy's long-buried potential to be good. Okay, I admit
that's far-fetched.
	I don't think we can be sure it's James just because the narrative says
"his father" We're seeing him described from Harry's point of view, just
as we saw the false Moody.
.
One thing I don't believe is that it's just an author's mistake...I
believe JKR has indeed stated that there is a *very important clue* on
that page of GOF. 
	(Dobby cuts in here) "It was a clue, sir -- was giving you a clue!"
	In addition to all the stress laid on the way priori incantatem works
there are also internal clues that we should be paying attention to the
order of the attacks... (all references are American hardcover)
	SS chapter 15 p. 253  "Always the innocent are the first victims"
[Ronan, referring to the unicorn]
	SS chapter 17 p. 294 "I killed your father first" [Voldemort]
	GOF chapter 14, p. 216 >How Voldemort had killed Harry's father first.
	GOF chapter 37 p. 729 "They'll be the first to go, now the Dark Lord's
back! Mudbloods and Muggle-lovers first! Well -- second -- Diggory was
the f--" [Malfoy]

	Notice that the description of the dead unicorn in SS is carefully
drawn to parallel and foreshadow the death of  Cedric in GOF,  and
Cedric, we are told, has unicorn hair in his wand -- and  (oh no!) so
does Ron (oh dear!)  No not Ron, PLEASE not Ron, I'll do anything...
Pippin