hey so do we know why James came out of Voldemorts wand before Lily?

In the first edition of the Fourth HP book [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire] a mistake was made by JK Rowling herself.

In this version, James indeed emerges from the wand BEFORE Lily does.

As James appears from the wand, he says to Harry, "Hold on, your mother wants to see you."

A 9-year-old British girl, Laila Banjar, discovered this error, as reported by the BBC and The Times of London in 2000.

Of course, this mistake was soon rectified.

This is why in the first edition of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' James comes first while in later copies of the book Lily is the first person to emerge from Voldemort's wand.

I have TWO versions of the book The Goblet of Fire (the original UK version, and the US version) and in both Lily comes out first.

"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. 'Hold on for your father... it will be all right... hold on...'
And he came... first his head, then his body...tall and untidy-haired like Harry, the smoky shadowy form of James Potter..."

In the US book that's Chapter 34 (Priori Incantatem) pg. 667.
In the UK book it's Chapter 34 (Priori Incantatem) pg. 579.

*I got the UK version of the book at the time that it came out, so it's not a newer version, it's pretty old. I got it the day it came out. It's obviously, hard cover. And the other one, the US version I got it maybe a year later, because it's paperback. But in both the order is right. I don't know why it might be wrong in your book, it's strange.

thats just in a misprint version of he book.

if u get a newer copy, the order is right, because it is in mine. so, those copies are rare, and worth a lot more, since its a misprint. :D

cause James went to try and hold off voldemort and was killed first(only cause he left his wand on the couch)

Maybe cuz she was special... she saved Harry's life... personally, I don't care.

You're right, they came out in reverse, the latest Voldemort killed till the first he killed
So Lily should be for James.
So it's probably a mistake since James died before Lily, trying to protect her and their baby Harry.
I believe it was correct in my book

James was the first person connected to Harry that Voldemort Killed.

I think it might be because James died first.

In Harry Potter and the goblet of fire Harry says Exparrlius the same time Lord Voldermort says Avada Kadvara . This is the order they came in:

1.Lily Evans Potter
2.James Potter
3.the Riddles gardner
4.Cedric Diggory

Harry saw all of tese people be killed by lord volermort this is the order he saw them being killed by:
.James Potter
2.Lily evans Potter'
3.the Riddles Gardener
4.Cedric Diggory


1so it would have made since to put it in the order of wo Harry saw being killed first.so it sould be

1.James Potter
2.Lily evans Potter'
3.the Riddles Gardener
4.Cedric Diggory

But its not.in te book AND movie its tis order

1.Lily Evans Potter
2.James Potter
3.the Riddles gardner
4.Cedric Diggory

I know its weird!!!!
but thats the way it is.

James came out first because he risked his life to try and save his family. He told lily to run while he held him off.

It was a misprint. It was later corrected.

She wanted to meet Harry because that's what James told Harry. "Your mother's coming out. She wants to meet you!" is what James told Harry in the book.

hmm, good point,

no youve got it backwards because hes dad was killed first so voldamort's(Tom riddle)wand had let him out first and that his mother who died tragicly trying to save his life.

because..... harry loved his mother the most! right?

I didn't notice this 'til now so I had to check my copy. You're right, in my copy James came out first before Lily. How could I not realize this before.

mabe he killed james first

good question, well, if you read any farther in the seventh book there is a part were harry remembers his parents dying, in that part of the book, james sacrifices himself so that lily and harry can try and run. he dies first, he comes out before lilly, tu-da

Lily came out last because she is the reson Harry lived.It explains it in the,"The guide to harry Potter",It has really good info and it clears a lot up.

James came out of Voldy's wand because he died before Lily. It was in the Deathly Hallows when Harry was visiting Godric's Hollow.

I think it's because Harry Potter's dad is rude because it's supposed to be lady's first! The author might just have did that on purpose because she wanted Harry Potter fans to ask questions and talk about the answer.

Because out of Voldemort's wand was coming all the people Voldemort had killed that Harry knew or had seen. James died first so he came out first. Then Lily, then the old man (Harry had seen him in the dream), and lastly, Cedric.

I think it was because james was m0re stronger than lily to face their son again,,and because lily was the last person who sacrificed herself,her soul and heart for harry's protection.,and lily was the very last person to gave harry such heavy protection which will remain forever.

In the AMERICAN version of HPGOF James comes out first but in the BRITISH verision Lily is first.
This is because of an editing mistake. The book came out in Britian first and before it could come out in America there had to be some changes made.
These were mostly language changes because British English and American English have slight differences.
For example, Fringe and Bangs. The both mean the hair that goes across your forehead , but most American's wouldn't have a clue that Fringe meant that, and Britians wuoldn't know that Bangs means that.
The mistake with James and Lily is simply because JK and her editor were very tired and trying to work to a deadline.
I got this information off JK's website

Im pretty sure its cuz voldemort killed james first and then it was lily becuz james was downstairs and lily was upstairs with harry and when they did go out of the wand it went in order cuz cedric came out last who was the last person voldemort killed with his wand before he duelled harry

It's because James was killed first.
He fought Voldemort trying to protect Lily and Harry. Voldemort killed James, then Lily died trying to protect Harry. Then came Frank Bryce the muggle, who was killed more recently, then Cedric Diggory who had just been murdered.

In the first edition of the book James comes out of the wand first. This is a mistake. Originally J.K. Rowling wrote that Lilly came out of the wand first but there was a mistake in printing. In later editions Lilly comes out of the wand first.

I think it was because James's death was the same as the others but Lilly's was a sacrifice for love so it was stronger and more powerful so it needed time to build up the power and the time for her body to form.

It was a mistake in the American edition. The British and all other countries have the correct version.

In the version I have Lily actually came out first so...