Harry and the Phoenix

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No: HPFGUIDX 43523

Ok, we have gone into great detail about the descendents, heirs, 
bloodlines, and to top it off "the chosen one theory".  

IMO, Harry will be the heir to Gryffindor by one of two theories:

1. Harry can become, or anyone for that matter, if their heart is 
pure and brave.  Bloodlines have little or nothing to do with it.  
And just for the sake of it, lets say Fawkes determines who should 
wear that crown based on who he decides his master should be.  I 
like this theory the best, mainly from the passage in CoS when 
Dumbledore explains why he, "Harry", is in Gryffindor and not 
Slytherin based on the choices we make in life.

2. Harry's bloodline on his father's side is the direct
descendants of Gryffindor for whatever reason.  Just to make is 
juicy, lets say Voldy, "The Home Wrecker", needed to kill off
James and Harry by some prophecy of a seer.  Now everyone says this 
just cannot be true because Dumbledore must the descendant of 
Gryffindor. Who says Dumbledore is the heir, just because he has a 
pet Phoenix that may have belonged to Gryffindor doesn't mean a 
thing.  We already know that Dumbledore had at least one possession 
in his care that James had left for Harry.  We also know that James 
and Lilly came into a roll of dough somehow that was left to Harry 
after they passed.  Surely two people that had a small fortune would 
also possess a few magical objects that would be worth a few dollars 
other than a cloak.  I doubt that James decided to only to pack up a 
cloak that he left with Dumbledore to pass onto Harry just on the 
chance he might die.  Hmm, this is why we make wills.  Actual, I 
assumed, boy that word can get you into some hot water around here, 
that Dumbledore picked up as many valuables of Lilly & James he 
could find after they died.  Or two, he directed someone(s) to clean 
out the potters home after VD paid a visit and place those objects 
in safe keeping until Dumbledore thought Harry was old enough to 
have those possessions back.  This helps to explain a little of what 
happened during those missing 24 hours.  Without much thought, we 
can assume what would have happened to them if they were given to 
the Dursley's for safe keeping.  With that in mind, if James had
a pet Phoenix, Hmm we need a name, ok let's say the birds name 
was "Fawkes", this magical bird would be basically 
homeless. I doubt 1 year old Harry would be up to the task of 
feeding him, nor would anyone else at the Dursley's.  Now we have
a bird that needs a home until Harry reaches an age that he can care 
for it. Who better else than Dumbledore?  Not to mention, JK said 
Harry might get another pet!

Wow, did I get side tracked, I was going to post about something 
else but in the heat of the moment I forgot where this was going.

Mike Zitzmann
Hammond, LA.