Fawkes and his feathers

[Eustace_Scrubb]

No: HPFGUIDX 93469

Carol:
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I imagine a scene very much like the one that occurred with Harry...
I certainly don't think it was designed for "evil overlord work,"... 

Carol, who does not believe that Ollivander is evil or that he would
design a wand whose purpose was to wreak havoc with the WW<snip>

Eustace_Scrubb:
Nor do I...sorry if my flippancy gave that impression.  It may well be
the wand that Tom first selected as an 11-year old, although it's
clear that some wizards and witches acquire other wands later in life
by choice or necessity (Ron, Neville now, Peter (?), maybe Narcissa
and maybe even Lily, as Ollivander reminiscences about her "first
wand," suggesting it wasn't her last).  

I guess I'm more interested in what's going on "behind the scenes" in
the wand creation and selection process and I doubt there is any canon
on it.  I do wonder how/when Fawkes came to "give" feathers.  Does the
wandmaker go to the phoenix or the wizard/witch who is the phoenix'
companion and ask for the feathers?  Are they remnants from one of his
periodic burnings, salvaged by Dumbledore (or whoever was Fawkes'
companion at the time) and turned over to a wandmaker because of their
rare and powerful qualities?  Then again, is Fawkes "_the_ phoenix,"
or one of many?  I guess if we know of any _other_ wands with phoenix
feather cores, the feathers must have come from a different phoenix.

And in the back of my mind...will Fawkes be of great importance in
Books 6 & 7?

Regards,

Eustace_Scrubb