The Phoenix & the wand

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 81351

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Joanna Barra" <Berkana_01 at h...>
wrote:
> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:31:41 -0000
> >    From: "grindieloe" <andie at k...>
> 
> > ... I think it a valid possibility that Fawkes may someday
> >become the loyal pet of Harry Potter, ...edited...
> >
> >Andrea
> 
> ........................................
> Joanna says
> 
> ... makes you wonder why Fawkes has taken to Harry so much .... We 
> all believe it was because Harry was loyal to Dumbledore, but it 
> might be ..., because Harry will be his future owner.


bboy_mn:

Well, I've been saying that Harry would inherit Fawkes for years.
Although, I confess that my theory is a little more complex. I believe
that you become Heir to Gryffindor, not by heredity, but by being
selected as the one worth of the title. By being the one who most
reflects the characteristics and traditions of a Gryffindor.

So who decides who is worthy? The one who has spent over a 1,000 years
as part of the Gryffindor legacy; Fawkes. 

You can not domesticate a Phoenix; they can't be tamed, trained, or
taught little tricks. They are not pets. But if a Phoenix likes you
and chooses to be loyal to you; it will be immensely loyal and
protective. So just as the wand chooses the wizard; the Phoenix also
chooses his wizard. 

JKR has said in interviews that Harry will get a new pet at some point
in the book. I suspect that when Dumbledore dies, Fawkes will choose
Harry as his new master and in doing so, make Harry the worthy Heir to
Gryffindor's 'throne'.

> And as for Voldemort, what will happen to his wand if and when he
> dies? His wand and Harry's wand are connected, because of Fawkes. So
> will the wand just cease to exist after he dies, or will Harry 
> inherit the wand? Or will he use his wand to destroy it's brother?
> 
> ML
> 
> 
> Joanna

bboy_mn:

What happens to Voldemort's wand when he dies; tricky question. What
happened to Grindlewald's wand when Dumbledore defeated him? What
happened to James and Lily's wands? For that matter what will happen
to Dumbledore's wand when he dies?

My guess is, assuming they are not buried with them, that either they
are returned to the next of kin as personal property, or in the case
of no next of kin, they are held in a Ministry evidence storage room. 

I can't prove that, so it's not much more than a guess.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn