Fawkes - important??

[ainira999]

No: HPFGUIDX 89089

Hi all,

My name is Ada. I'm 20, studying psychology and living in Sydney.

Anyhoo, I've noticed a number of references to Fawkes, DD's phoenix,
and am wondering whether he has some kind of hidden significance:

- Both Harry's and LV's wands contain Fawkes' feather in it.

- When Harry first meets Fawkes, DD emphasises the word "faithful"
when describing him (Ch. 155, CoS).  Also, phoenixes have a red and
gold plummage - interestingly, the colours of Gryffindor.

- Fawkes comes to Harry's aid in the Chamber of secrets, in delivering
the sorting hat as well as pecking out the basilisk's eyes (Ch. 17,
CoS).  There's also quite a bit written about the phoenix's song:

"The music was growing louder.  It was eerie, spine-tingling,
unearthly; it lifted the hair on Harry's scalp and made his heart feel
as though it was swelling to twice its normal size.  Then, as the
music reached such a pitch that Harry felt it vibrating inside his own
ribs, flames erupted at the top of the nearest pillar."
-- p. 232, CoS (UK version), Bloomsbury, paperback

- Harry hears phoenix song during Priori Incantatem in GoF, and once
again, much is written about the music.  I find the idea that the
music "speaking" to him is interesting... 

"It was the sound of hope to Harry. [snip] it was almost as though a
friend was speaking in his ear ... Don't break the connection"
-- p. 576, GoF (UK version), Bloomsbury, paperback

- Fawkes seems to give Harry strength to tell DD and Sirius what
happened when he was portkeyed to the graveyard, etc.

"The phoenix let out one soft, quavering note. [snip] Harry felt as
though a drop of hot liquid had slipped down his throat into his
stomach, warming him, and strengthening him."
-- p. 603, GoF (UK version), Bloomsbury, paperback

- The group dedicated to fight against LV is named Order of the *Phoenix*

- When Harry et al. were in the DoM, Fawkes swooped in front of
Dumbledore to take the full blast of LV's attack.

Anway, I'm wondering if any of you think if there is some sort of
hidden significance to Fawkes.
 
And in mythology, are basilisks and phoenix's natural enemies?


Ada