Lily died before James? - AAAAHHH!!!!!! Shoot Me Now!!!!

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 103400

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "huntergreen_3" <patientx3 at a...>
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "adsong16" <gorda_ad at h...> 
> wrote:
> > JKR updated the FAQ section of her official site and this was one 
> > of the updates:
> > 
> > James first, then Lily. That's how it appears in my original 
> > manuscript ...."
> > 
> [snip] 
> > Here's the test-only link:
> > 
> > http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/faq_view.cfm?id=19



> HunterGreen:
> I'm a little confused about all this confusion. When I went to the 
> FAQ the answer to the question was:
> 
> "Lily first, then James. That's how it appears in my original 
> manuscript ...."
> 
> Perhaps it was put on incorrectly at first? (thus making an already 
> confusing situation *more* confusing). I'd suggest going to the 
> above link, I think it was all just a mistake. ANOTHER mistake, that
> is. Either that or there's something off with my computer.


Asian_lovr2:

Aaaahhhh!!! Somebody shoot me! Now I am frustrated beyond belief!

In another section of this thread, yesterday (Tue, Jun 29, 2004  12:04
am) I cut-and-pasted the information directly from JKR's Text-Only
Website. Here is the first line from that cut-&-paste ...

"James first, then Lily. That's how it appears in my original
manuscript ..."

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/103243

The ONLY changes I made to the text were to add a 'Q:' in front of the
question and an 'A:' in front of an answer. ALSO, please note that
this Cut-&-Paste occurred just after midnight this morning (Tuesday). 

What makes it especially frustrating is that the first editions of the
UK version had James then Lily coming from the wands. 

One would assume that early UK editions would match the original
manuscript, and it was the USA edition that changed the manuscript.
That seems to be what she is saying; that the USA edition made the
change, thereby implying that the original UK edition was right.

Now I absolutely don't know what to believe. 

Is the original FAQ a mistake or is the new corrected FAQ the mistake?

If the original manuscript was correct, then why was the American
edition correction a mistake? The American edition says 'Lily then
James', now JKR, having apparently change her mind again, has changed
it to match the American edition which the FAQ STILL claims was a
mistake. 

I don't think we have the definitive answer yet. Personally, (ouch, my
head hurts) I think the lastest (the same Tuesday but just after noon)
correction is THE mistake, and last nights correction was correct
(really, my head hurts). 

But now, I just don't see how we can trust either version unless JKR
flat out with no ambiguity in no uncertain terms with the fewest words
possible irrevocably and unquestionably states who died first.

Given the confusion and the rapid changes, NONE of it has any
credibility what-so-ever.

Why did I even bother to get out of bed this morning?

Steve/asian_lovr2