[HPforGrownups] Godric/Fawkes

[artsylynda at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 54083

Phyllis:

> I think there is strong support in canon for the theory that Fawkes 
> was Godric Gryffindor's phoenix when Gryffindor was alive:  
> 
> (1) Fawkes is scarlet and gold, the colors of Gryffindor House. 
> Harry's wand contains one of Fawkes' feathers as its magical core, 
> and red and gold sparks fly from the end of his wand the first time 
> he waves it.  
> 
> (2) Fawkes lives in Dumbledore's office along with the Sorting Hat 
> and sword that we are told once belonged to Gryffindor. The large 
> number of items in this office that were previously owned by 
> Gryffindor also suggests that Dumbledore's office was once 
> Gryffindor's office. This is further supported by the griffin-shaped 
> knocker on Dumbledore's office door.  
> 
> (3) In Fantastic Beasts &Where to Find Them (FB), Newt Scamander 
> indicates that the "phoenix gains a XXXX rating not because it is 
> aggressive, but because very few wizards have ever succeeded in 
> domesticating it" (p. 32). Both Gryffindor and Dumbledore are 
> described as uniquely powerful wizards, so it would stand to reason 
> that if Dumbledore is one of the few wizards able to domesticate a 
> phoenix, Gryffindor was likely to be another. 
> 
> 
I have often thought it quite interesting that Fawkes takes such a shine to 
Harry, not just when Harry is loyal to Dumbledore in the Chamber of Secrets, 
but when Harry's in the office.  Fawkes doesn't climb into just anyone's lap 
-- but he climbs into Harry's.  I think Harry will be Fawkes next master 
after Dumbledore, which makes me wonder how the haughty Hedwig will take it 
when there's a phoenix in Harry's life?

Lynda 
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