FAQs: Lily died before James?

[Brenda M.]

No: HPFGUIDX 103329

>>> Steve wrote:
> 
> The UK edition, which is the first publication, has James
> coming out first. 
> 
> On her website, JKR said three times in three different ways that 
the correct version is James comes out before Lily. She flat out 
says that the authorization of the change to the US edition was a 
mistake. 
> 
> UK editions went from the original published order to matching the 
US edition, and the most recent UK versions have been change back to 
the original form. (...or, so I've been told.) <<<


Bren now:

I agree with Steve. US edition is much different, heck, it has even 
different title in the first book. I'm just glad I got my Canadian-
British edition ;P

What I don't understand is WHY US editor made that suggestion, and 
on top of that, WHY JKR went along with it. She didn't just make a 
simple mistake of giving names in order. It's not like she wrote in 
the book, "then from the end of wand, JAmes came out, then Lily". 
She describes each character to some extent. This must mean that she 
had carefully planned the scene. I think a red flag would have waved 
in her head while writing out the sequences if this were to be a 
mistake.

But then JKR is not very good at math, she could have had the order 
mixed up prior to writing (in her post-it notes I mean). That is 
very possible. Anyways, I'm willing to count on JKR's written words 
on her own website than her spoken words in interviews.

Bren