Fawkes the Horcrux

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 137770

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "johnbowman19" <jhnbwmn at h...> 
wrote:

John:
> This leads to question what would be his Horcrux? Fawkes.
 
> Fawkes is extremely loyal to DD and is well controlled by DD just as
> Nagini is well controlled by Voldemort. Fawkes would be the perfect
> Horcrux because he could not be destroyed (save his natural death).
> Even Avada Kedavra could not kill Fawkes (he swallowed Voldemort's 
in
> the battle at the Ministry). 

Geoff:
That does raise the question, can a Horcrux survive a Phoenix's 
reincarnation?

Dumbledore remarks:
"Fawkes is a Phoenix, Harry. Phoenixes burst into flame when it time 
to die and are reborn from the ashes. Watch him..."

(COS "The Polyjuice Potion" p.155 UK edition)

They die - then reincarnate. We know that this happens at least twice 
to our knowledge - in COS and OOTP in the battle at the Ministry.

So, in general terms, if a person or another creature is a Horcrux, 
what happens if they die?