The Wands of the Phoenix

[ecuman24]

No: HPFGUIDX 36487

The wands... to me, they are the single most cool thing about being a wizard (or a witch for the ladies).  The wand has always held my attention because of its power, the power to radiate the magic of the person and concentrate the magic through this stick to be exerted outward.  "But its the wand that chooses the wizard" says Olivander SS.  Now I'll get straight to point...well rather the question... to you all out there who will respond.  Why would the phoenix of Dumbledore give two feathers and one choosing the Dark Lord??  This seemingly peaceful bird of the greatest wizard of the time has given one of its feathers to be a wand for Voldemort.  Not only that, the wand chose him!  Why would it choose him??  

Now Dumbledore said it was odd that Fawkes gave 2 feathers, the other being given to Harry of course (GoF).  This also arises a new question...Why two feathers?  The feathers and wands have been called brothers before.  One is apparently evil and the other is apparently good.  

Now (and this is just off the wall and just came to me) in Greek mythology, at least, almost every time there were 2 brothers they always fought for kingship or other things.  One brother would always overthrow the more deserving brother and fighting, quarreling, and/or war soon broke out (i.e the foster father of Jason and his brother; the sons of Oedipus after his death).  Does one feather deserve to "be king" over the other?  

And other related questions I would like to pose is the fact that Fawkes and/or Dumbledore may be Animagus.  After all Dumbledore did teach Transfiguration (CoS).  And well, Fawkes is just as suspicious because of the feathers.  I've learned reading these great stories to never forget that there are always reasons behind the reasons.  There is a reason for everything and that reason always has a history.  Never look at the obvious and declare it the truth.

Your friendly neighborhood Ecuamerican.