James or Lilly killed first?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 97773

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Scott Santangelo 
<owlery2003 at y...> wrote:

Owlery2003:
> I'm sure this has been covered, but please refresh my recollection. 
I thought that James was killed by LV first, then Voldie went to AK 
Harry, but Lilly got in the way and then he killed her. 

Geoff:
This has been corrected and has been acknowledged as a Flint I 
believe.

Owlery2003:
But in GOF, James comes out of LV's wand first, then Lilly. What's up 
with that?

Geoff:
When I went to look this up to answer your question, I realised for 
the first time that I have both versions.

My hardback has the original version which reads as follows:

'The smoky shadow of a tall man with untidy hair fell to the ground 
as Bertha had done, straightened up and looked at him.... and Harry, 
his arms shaking madly now, looked back into the ghostly face of his 
father.
"Your mother's coming," he said quietly.... "She wants to see you... 
it will be all right.... hold on..."'

(GOF "Priori Incantatem" p.579 UK edition)

My paperback version, on the same page has:

'The smoky shadow of a young woman with long hair fell to the ground 
as Bertha had done, straightened up and looked at him.... and Harry, 
his arms shaking madly now, looked back into the ghostly face of his 
mother.
"Your father's coming," she said quietly.... "He wants to see you... 
it will be all right.... hold on..."'

Curiously, I must have bought an older copy of the hardback because I 
bought the paperback (altered version) in November 2002 and the 
hardback (originl version) in October 2003 when I bought the 
hardbacks to match my OOTP on the bookshelf.