Fawkes' Feathers

[bboy_mn]

No: HPFGUIDX 41016

BBoy_MN Wrote:

> > <<<There is speculation that the Order of the Pheonix
> > <is Dumbledore and an elite group of his friend who 
> > <have new wands made. The new wands all have a core 
> > <made from one of Fawkes feathers.This gives each 
> > <O of P member additional power should they ever meet
> > <Voldemort face to face.>>> 
> > 

SwimminWoman8 Relpied (partial):
> > Makes total sense.  That way all the wands would have 
> >the brother wand effect...Brilliant!  
> > 
> > 

Victoria Responds:
> The problem with this theory is that in PS, Mr Ollivander 
>(i think, or else it's Dumbledore somewhere in Goblet of Fire) 
> says that the phoenix that gave the feathers for the wand only 
> gave two feathers.
> 

bboy_mn repsonds to Victoria:
Fawkes the pheonix has PERVIOUSLY only given up two pheonix feathers,
since Fawkes is still alive, as pheonix's tent to be imortal, he is
still available to give up more feathers.

Also see post number 40938 for the complete text of my original statement.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/40938

On a side note, please file this under the DUH! column. Only yesterday
when I read Dumbledore refer to the day that Fawkes burst into flames
an was reborn as Burning Day, did I make the association between
Fawkes' Burning Day, and the British hoiday of Guy Fawkes Burning Day.
WELL DUH!

Victoria Said:
> Also, wouldn't it be more useful to have a wand which was fully 
> functional, rather than having the brother wand effect, when 
> facing an Ever so Evil wizard such as You-Know-Who himself? 
> I mean, the brother wand effect was useful to Harry because 
> he is obviously not *yet* a match for Voldemort through his 
> magical abilities alone. But surely Dumbledore, apparently 
> the only wizard that Voldemort was frightened of, would find 
> more use in a functional wand which didn't connect with 
> Voldemort's?

bboy_mn repsonds to Victoria:
Correct me if I'm wrong, the 'Brother' effect only occurred when they
threw simultanious curse, or curses that we thrown so close together
that they met in mid-air and caused the brother effect.

If my assumption is correct, Voldemort, as we have seen, can curse
Harry, and logically Harry can curse Voldemort. It's only when they
tried to curse each other that the 'brother' effect takes place. So,
while it wouldn't give everyone complete immunity; it would give the
an extra level of defensive protection. In a sense, they could use it
like a shield to block Voldemort's curses. It still has limitations
and we don't know the whole story yet, but something is better than
nothing.

> Although I do like the idea of Dumbledore and an elite group
> of friends being in a groups dedicated to defeating 
> Voldemort.....maybe it's the "old group" (or something to 
> that effect) mentioned at the end of GoF? 
> 
> Victoria (waiting not-so-paitiently for Order of the Phoenix!)

Of course, speculation on the the 'Order of the Pheonix' is all about
it rampant, but I like this concept. But, I guess, we'll all just have
to wait and see.

BBOY_MN