Fawkes; Voldemort rules!?

[Judy Shapiro]

No: HPFGUIDX 43169

Phyllis said:
> I think the fact that JKR tells us that "very few wizards have ever
> succeeded in domesticating" the phoenix provides additional support
> for my premise that Fawkes belonged to Godric Gryffindor when he was
> alive.  But then I wonder who owned Fawkes after Gryffindor died but
> before Dumbledore obtained him (the Druidess Cliodna, perhaps? :)

Good point about few wizards domesticating the phoenix, Phyllis!

I believe that Fawkes belonged to Godric Gryffindor; too.  I mentioned a 
while back that this would make a nice parallel between Fawkes and 
Slytherin's basilisk.  The victory of Harry and Fawkes over Tom Riddle and 
the basilisk would then be foreshadowing of Harry's eventual victory over 
Voldemort.


On the topic of whether Voldemort will rule the Wizarding World, Grey_Wolf 
said:
> Truth is, Dumbledore is not in a position of political authority, and he 
has
> never wanted to be. It's commendable, and a strong defensive position,
> but it means that Voldemort can take over the MoM, put someone he trust
> at the top, and reduce Dumbledore's side to a resistance movement. And
> if that happens, Voldemort will have won the war, because no war can
> *ever* be won from a hit-and-run position.

I think Voldemort taking over the MoM and putting one of his people 
(probably Lucius) in charge is *exactly* what will happen.  However, I 
don't think this means that Voldemort will win, not in the long run.  It is 
definitely possible to win a war from a "hit-and-run" position.  I suspect 
there are many examples of this happening, but the most dramatic one I can 
think of is the Chinese civil war between the Communists and Nationalists. 
 The Nationalists were the recognized government, they controlled almost 
all of China, and boy, did they ever have the Communists on the run.  The 
Communists fled from them all the way around the perimeter of China.  It is 
estimated that over 90% of the Communists were killed on this retreat (the 
famous "Long March"), which extended almost four thousand miles.  And, just 
to make things worse for the Communists, the Nationalists later got huge 
assistance from the US.  But, the Communists won the war, and they still 
rule China 50+ years later.  If the Communists can come back after 
Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek wiped most of them out, Harry and Co. 
can beat Voldemort, even if Voldemort controls the MoM.

-- Judy, who accidentally wrote "I don't think this means that Voldemort 
will sin"  and is glad that she caught that mistake.  Heck, Voldemort sins 
all the time!