The Absence of Fawkes

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No: HPFGUIDX 133426

If someone has already pointed this out, please forgive my 
oversight. . . 

I think that it was Dumbledore's intention to die the evening that 
Snape killed him because of the absence of Fawkes in Dumbledore's 
defense.

Fawkes is extremely loyal to Dumbledore and has been there to protect 
him in all times of need.  It was Fawkes who saved Harry from the 
Basilik's deadly stare, (presumably on Dumbledore's Orders) and it was 
Fawkes who swallowed the AV that Voldemort hurled at Dumbledore at the 
MoM battle in the OotP.

Would Fawkes not have come to Dumbledore's aide, while he stood in 
such peril for such a long period of time?  I don't think so, unless 
Dumbledore did NOT want him there.  That would have been the only 
thing that would have prevented Fawkes from saving Dumbledore's life. 
(By either whisking him out of the situation (as in his office in 
OotP) or swallowing Snape's AV (as he did with Voldemort's curse).