Fate and Choices

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No: HPFGUIDX 42286

The wand chooses the wizard...
We know that Harry's wand core comes from Fawkes, and so does 
Voldemort's. In CS it's mentioned by Riddle that there are strange 
similarities between Harry and himself. However, because of their 
choices they've become very different people. But the wand 'chose' 
them perhaps before all these decisions were made.

Why would Harry and Voldemort both have wand cores from the same 
phoenix - especially considering the association between phoenixes 
(sp?) and loyalty? How much of this is pre-destined and how much of 
it is due to their choices? JKR wants to tell us that it's our 
choices that show who we truly are etc. but I keep getting this 
recurring feeling whenever I read the books that many things are as a 
result of fate.

val