FAQs: Lily died before James?

[eloise_herisson]

No: HPFGUIDX 103356

Cindy jenkins wrote: 

> > I posted this earlier, but I guess it didn't go through.  The web 
> page says "LILY first, then James".  (Emphasis mine.)  The original 
> poster simply misquoted it, I think.  Please, go see for yourself! 

Eloise:

This has already been posted by others but for the record the 
original version of this messgae on JKR's website did indeed say 
*James* first and it was changed sometime this morning UK time to say 
*Lily* first. I promise you that I saw both versions there. It wasn't 
a misquote.

 
Bren now:
> 
> But it doesn't make sense. The rest of reply stays the same as 
> though her original message was meant to say "James first, then 
> Lily". If Lily was indeed supposed to come out first, then there is 
> no need to talk about how her US editor was wrong, no? The rest of 
> post just doesn't make sense with "Lily first, then James" 
beginning.
> 
> Or what about "That's how it appears in my original manuscript" 
> statement? Her original edition has James first coming out then 
> Lily, I have the British-Canadian version which is supposed to 
> remain unchanged, I think.


Eloise:

Yes, it does make sense. The crucial word here is *manuscript*.
She had *Lily* in her unpublished *manuscript* and from there it was 
changed into *James* which was got into the published book. 

What I find interesting is that this supposed error picked up by her 
US editor was then also altered in the UK edition. I have long noted 
that there seems to have been a lack of co-ordination between the UK 
and US editing processes, although less so as the series has 
progressed.

~Eloise