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[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 54215

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, m.bockermann at t... wrote:
Ethanol:

> 
> We kind of always assumed that this Order of the Phoenix would be 
good or helpful for Harry. But if you think about the earlier titles 
they always refered to something that came as a challenge to him: the 
Philosopher's stone, the Chamber of Secrets and the Goblets of Fire 
all caused him some kind of trouble. Yes, the Prisoner of Azkaban 
kind off sticks out there. But for the longest time Harry thought in 
that book that Sirius was the villain, so it mentions a challenge as 
well.
> 
> Wouldn't it be strange if all of a sudden, the title mentions 
something that's beneficial to Harry? 

Me:
Hmm.. Harry passed a series of tasks to find the Philosopher's stone
(Both Hermione and Ron with him, but in the end he's alone). He went 
to the Chamber of Secrets after some difficulty, with that as his goal
(Ron's with him, Hermione's petrified, but only Harry goes to 
finish); Prisoner of Azkaban was his godfather he had to meet and save
(with help of Ron&Hermione). Then he passes series of tasks again
(prepared by friends, but doing the tasks alone this time) to reach 
Goblet of Fire. Order of the Phoenix may well be a group he's to join 
and this magical room has something to do with the ritual of 
membership. 

> Ethanol again:
> 
> I don't think that Harry is alone in the room. I doubt that he is 
looking into a mirror: why crane your neck for that an lift your 
hand? And his expression: somehow grim and urged, but still eerily 
calm and determined. For me it seems to say: "Shall we?" I would 
speculate he addresses one or both of his usual conspirators in 
havoc - Ron or Hermione.
> 
> Well, what do you think?

As he's looking UP I think it's someone who can fly. A bird. It could 
be Hedwig, but I think it's *Fawkes* the phoenix. Order of the 
Phoenix... well, Fawkes just *has* to be involved in this. Maybe this 
Order of the Phoenix is a set of rules on 'how to care and tame a 
phoenix' or something. And er.. Dumbledore broke those rules, and 
because of that, Fawkes chose to leave him for a new owner, Harry 
Potter...

-- Finwitch