Order of the Phoenix ?

Emeline emy_vance at yahoo.fr
Wed Jul 23 18:39:36 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 72674

Quentin:

> The little of the book is generally explained in the book itself. 
Yet 
> I am still wondering why the Order is called order of the Phoenix, 
> and not order of the He, or of the giant sausage. I thougt it coul 
be 
> related to the fact that it was  born again like Dumbledore's 
phenix 
> but how could the first members have known that 15 years ago ? I 
> think this is surely related to Fawkes, but the precise reason is 
not 
> given, unless I have not carefully read. Do you have any other 
> hypothesis ??


Maybe "Order of the Sherbet Lemon" was already taken ;-)
Well, I assume that Dumbledore is the leader and he chose the Phoenix 
as a symbol of immortality, as the fight against eveil is an eternal 
quest.
Emeline






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