DD's agenda (was LV's survival )

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 112247

Carolyn, you made a nice summation of this thread. I just wanted to 
clarify one point made by me. You said:

> Incidentally, someone mentioned upthread (sorry, can't find 
exactly 
> who) something along the lines of only people with a pure heart 
could 
> choose a wand with a phoenix core, especially from Fawkes. Not 
only 
> does this pose problems with Tom Riddle, but it also isn't exactly 
> what FBWTFT says. It just says that phoenix *song* is magical and 
> reputed to increase the courage of the pure of heart and strike 
fear 
> into the hearts of the impure. 

Jen: I think you were referring to something I said in post #112154, 
which was a slightly different from your statement. I said:

"So since the Phoenix song inspires courage in the pure of heart & 
has tears with magical healing powers, you could extrapolate out to 
say the Phoenix would only be loyal to a person of purity and 
integrity. So Fawkes would *not* grant Dumbledore something for 
personal gain or impure motives. So, I'd say Fawkes gave the feather 
willingly based on his loyalty to Dumbledore, a person Fawkes deems 
to have integrity."

I was just referring to Fawkes giving the feather willingly to 
Dumbledore, not that a Phoenix-feather wand would choose only those 
who are pure of heart. And my point *is* an extrapolation of Phoenix 
characteristics beyond what is actually stated in FBAWTFT. But I 
think it's a sound idea, given all we know of Fawkes ;). 


Jen Reese