Lifespans?... Wizard, Muggle, & Phoenix

[Louis Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 131596

Steve <bboyminn at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Personally, I believe a Phoenix can truly and completely die, 
> but the circumstances that could cause that would be 
> exceptionally rare. Also, that the span between natural 
> regenerations is probably 100 to 200 years, and that those 
> regeneration would certainly allow a Phoenix to live for a few 
> thousand years (1,000 to maybe 3,000 years). Relative to even a 
> wizard's lifespan, that is as good as immortal.


I got the impression that time between natural regenerations was 
much shorter for Fawkes. Dumbledore seemed to be at least somewhat personally familar with Fawkes various stages of 'development' in 
CoS. Too familar for it to be a twice-in-a-wizard-lifetime event.

"Louis"