Death to James in Two Variations

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 103251

Well, as difficult and confusing as it is, and as much as I don't want
to believe it, it seems that I have become the advocate for James
being killed after Lily.

Among a million other questions, we must now ask how and when DID
James die?

My first instinct, and that of many others, is to believe Wormtail is
the guilty party. The scene generally goes like this-

Peter/Wormtail doesn't just tell Voldemort where James and Lily are,
he takes him there. Minus several details, Voldemort breaks in and
kills Lily, then tries to kill Harry which result in an unprecedented
'Backfire' which destroys Voldemort. 

Peter/Wormtail collects Voldemort's wand, and as he tries to make his
escape he is confronted by James. Skipping many more details, Peter
kills James without a shred of mercy. He kills his greatest advocate,
his loyal and trusted friend, and protector. 

I wonder if Rat!Peter's conscience bothers him? He showed no mercy to
Harry's father, but Harry showed mercy to him. Perhaps that guilty
conscience will catch up to him one day. Altthough, I suspect it will
be aided by the strong possibility that Rat!Peter sees, as everyone
does, that Voldemort is going to lose the war. One last act of
redemption with the desperate hope that it will buy him some mercy
when he finally has to face his crimes. The Rat is even selfish in his
nobility.

Alternate theory-

Skipping many details again, just as Voldemort is about to kill Harry,
James arrives on the scene. James death curses Voldemort just as
Voldemort death curses Harry. Voldemort's own rebounding curse
combined with James' curse rip Lord-V from his body, but the power of
the combined curses destroys the building, and the building collapse
kills James.

We have seen the amplified power of combined curses on more than one
occassion in the book. (Harry, Ron, & Hermione curse Snape; Trio plus
the Twins curse Malfoy; the DA Club member curse Malfoy on the train;
etc...)

The second one just came to me. Personally, I think Peter killing
James with Voldemort's wand is the most likely. Sadly, and painfully,
we will probably have to wait 4 or 5 years for the final resolution.

Just a thought.

Steve/asian_lovr2