Connection between Voldemort and Fawkes?

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No: HPFGUIDX 59550

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "btk6y" <btk6y at v...> wrote:
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>    Assuming these theories to be the most plausible and widely 
> held... how in the heck did Riddle/Voldemort choose a wand from 
> Fawkes? Or rather (as Ollivander might say), why did a wand 
> containing a feather from Fawkes choose Riddle? Especially if 
Fawkes 
> is inextricably tied to Gryffindor... it seems odd that the heir of 
> Slytherin would be destined for that wand.  It's easy to see how 
> Harry would be destined for the brother wand for a variety of 
> reasons... if he is related to Godric, or from his connection with 
> Voldie from the curse that failed, etc... but Riddle/Voldemort was 
> the original one to choose the Fawkes wand.  I think JKR loves the 
> idea of fate and I figure that she must have a reason why the heir 
> of Slytherin was destined for Fawkes' wand. Maybe Fawkes is not 
tied 
> to Gryffindor... I don't know. Any thoughts?
> 
> Bobby

Great point!  The wand chooses the wizard, you know.  Perhaps this 
wand also had some lessons on Divination and could see what was 
coming.  Another possibility is when Dumbledore tells Harry the 
powers of the phoenix - that they are very loyal.  Could it be that 
the feather in the wand core retained that loyalty to DD and chose 
Voldemort for the sheer purpose of providing a defense in the 
future?  At the time Tom Riddle chose his wand, we don't know if he 
was evil yet though he implies that he had evil tendencies very early 
on when talking to Harry in the Chamber of Secrets.  Empirically, he 
is Slytherin's heir, so maybe the wand picked up on that.  

Since OoP appears to be about the powers of the phoenix, I hope we 
find out very soon!  I suspect this will be another barrier LV will 
get past once he realizes what caused the priori incantatem.

Kristen