Origin of name Fawkes

[Brian]

No: HPFGUIDX 54323

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "erisedstraeh2002" 
<erisedstraeh2002 at y...> wrote:
> Lee (beanneboy) wrote:
> 
> > Now did JKR say in that interview that whoever originally named 
the 
> > phoenix 'Fawkes', do so because of the actual event of the
> > gunpowder plot? OR... Did JKR name it Fawkes when writing the 
> > books, with relevance to the historical origin of the event, but 
> > with no real bearing to the books themselves ??? In which case 
the 
> > timeline of the Gunpowder Plot would be of no real significance. 
> 
> Now me:
> 
> Here's the excerpt from the interview, but unfortunately, it 
doesn't 
> conclusively answer your question.  I believe it's the latter 
> scenario you posed, and that the timing of the actual historical 
> events are not significant.
> 
> Q: "What is Bonfire Night?"
> 
> JKR: "Good question! We celebrate November 5th in Britain every 
year. 
> There was a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The 
ringleader 
> of the plot was called Guy Fawkes (spot any Harry Potter 
> connection?!), and we burn him in effigy and set off fireworks to 
> celebrate not losing our government."
> 
> (see: http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/author/transcript2.htm)
> 
> ~Phyllis

Of further historical significance, it should be noted that one of 
Guy Fawkes's co-conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot, was an 
individual by the name of Ambrose Rookwood. Spot any deeper Harry 
Potter connection?!

Brian