order of the phoenix

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 4217

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "heidi tandy" 
<heidi.h.tandy.c92 at a...> wrote:
> rian wrote
> > 
> > --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Neil Ward <neilward at d...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > When I heard "The Order of the Phoenix" I immediately thought 
of 
> a 
> > religious
> > > order or some sort of secret society.  My next thought was that 
> > Dumbledore
> > > was probably a member of the Order of the Phoenix, which is why 
> he 
> > has
> > > Fawkes.  My next thought was that everyone with a wand 
containing 
> a 
> > Phoenix
> > > feather is a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and that this 
is 
> > some sort
> > > of elite sect; with rival groups such as the Order of the 
> Unicorn.  
> > Three
> > > thoughts in a row.  I'm doing well today.
> > 
> > Very similar to my thoughts when I heard "Order of the Phoenix" 
> > except that I thought it might be the name of the group AD puts 
> > together to stand against Voldy.  And maybe the eternal vigilance 
> > that the side of light must maintain to hold off the dark is 
> > represented by the Phoenix's immortality (rising from it's ashes).
> > 
> > 
> And I immediately thought of Lori Summers' Paradigm of Uncertainty, 
> where there is a Society of the Scythe, of which Dumbledore is a 
> member, who study magical powers, and have a particular interest in 
> Harry.


And my first thought was that it was a decoration, a medal.....but
then Dumbledore might have it -- is it the Order of the Garter in 
England? Then I thought it might be a society (secret or not) like 
the Jacobins or the Sons of Cincinnatus. Then I thought (excitedly)
that it might be BOTH -- a secret society and a decoration -- what
would be the attributes of the secret society -- well, those of a 
phoenix --- loyalty, healing, transformation, rebirth....wow

Susan