FAQs: Lily died before James?

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 103222

Bren:
> <snip>
> How did James die AFTER Lily? <snip> I can think of a couple of 
> possibilities:
> 
> 1. Lily holding the baby, VM 'stand aside, silly girl...' -- kills
> Lily. James, possibly battling with the traitor/3rd party somewhere
> else, rushes to Lily's aid but too late, got blown up by VM. Then 
> VM goes for Harry, then booroom-chee!
> 
> 2. The traitor killed James with VM's wand AFTER Voldemort's
> downfall. Makes sense, the traitor didn't expect the Potters to
> live, but if his Dark Lord got destroyed then the traitor couldn't
> let James walk free. James just had learned who the real traitor 
> was all long, he had to go. 


This is the most logical argument I have heard yet.
But it doesn't explain Voldemort's claim that he killed James first.

Unless for one of two variations I can think of.

1 James in his effort to defend Lily gets the AK in crossfire,

2 The scenario plays out thus; the traitor or an LV henchman 
distracts James while LV sneaks in the back door to go for Harry.
Lily is there and dies protecting Harry. LV has assumed his henchman 
took care of James already, therefore assuming his claim to James 
life per the "first" statement. By the time Harry is attacked by LV 
the henchfellow is gone and James is bolting to Harry's room to save 
his family and boom cadda boom the backfired AK kills James.

Valky