Lily died before James? - No Room for Error.

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 103357

> Kneasy wrote:
> > Unless my logic is faulty (getting old, getting old) the spell 
> > that appears directly after Bertha should be the final one he 
> > cast at GH, the one that rebounded. Unless of course, someone 
> > else used his wand, which would be a bit of a swizz IMO. For the 
> > sequence to end before we get to that spell would require Voldy 
> > to be destroyed before tackling Lily and James. Or it wasn't the
> > rebound from Harry that nailed him, but another spell entirely.

Inkling:
> Your logic agrees with mine -- James and Lily were killed before 
> the attempt on Harry, Bertha Jorkins (long) after the attempt on 
> Harry, therefore the Curse That Failed, the cornerstone of the 
> plot,  would have shown up in between these two shadows at 
> the end of GF-- except nothing did!  Interesting!

Jen: I've always believed it didn't show up *because* it was the 
Curse that Failed. The curse was not completed as intended, and 
didn't end up (technically) killing someone. We know so much about 
how intentions in the WW count as much as the actual spell, and I 
think this is a prime example.

I'm always willing to be surprised, though!

Jen Reese