The Absence of Fawkes

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No: HPFGUIDX 133439

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "snufflesnbeakie"
<bhauersperger at h...> wrote:
> 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).

Rob Now:

I think that that is a valid point.  It has sparked my memory though.

In the end of COS Harry says that DD will alwas be around as long as
those faithful to him are still here,(Not an exact quote, but I don't
have the books in front of me) This promps Fawkes to come to his aid.
 He restates this at the end of HBP, this may be forshadowing Fawkes
becoming Harry's phoenix.  Just a thought.

Rob