Time, the reverse spell, James and Lily, Voldemort, wierd...

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 81234

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "warzog1" <warzog1 at y...> wrote:
> I've had a strange concern about the end of Book 4.
> During the "Reverse Spell," when Harry & Voldemort's wands were 
> forced to fight.
> As the "Shadows" of Voldemort's victims came out of his wand, in 
> reverse order, I caught, what I thought was a strange event.
> James Potter's "Shadow" came out BEFORE Lily's did.
> In ALL of the books, it's been stated that, according to Harry's 
> dreams, James yelled for Lily to grab Harry and run, while he 
> attacked, presumably, Voldemort.
> If James had attacked, and presumably been killed, BEFORE Voldemort 
> went on to kill Lily, and try to kill Harry, then why did 
> James' "Shadow" come out BEFORE Lily's?
> It should've come out AFTER hers, as they were coming out in 
reverse 
> order.
> 

Geoff:
This has been covered on a number of occasions in past postings. I 
believe JKR has acknowledged that it was a Flint. It has been 
adjusted in lated editions. My UK edition certainly has Lily emerging 
first followed by James -

"The smoky shadow of a young woman with long hair fell to the ground 
as Bertha had done, straightened up and looked at him... and Harry, 
his arms shaking madly now, looked back into the ghostly face of his 
mother.
'Your father's coming...' she said quietly. 'He wants to see you... 
it will be all right... hold on'"