Why didn't Fawkes turn up??

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 143333

 
scam wrote:

When the duel between AD and LV was taking place, Fawkes  comes there 
and swallows an avada kedavra aimed at AD... without which AD  would 
not be alive... and the ministry is SO very far away from  Hogwarts.

So, when the entire conversation between AD and Draco (DM) was  taking 
place on the castle ramparts itself (IMO, ample time for Fawkes to  have 
sensed danger to its master), why didn't Fawkes turn up?  It would  
have been obvious that Fawkes would have turned up immediately, yet 
he  does not 'appear' to be there until after everyone's gone inside. 
Why has  this important link between AD and Fawkes been ignored, in HBP 
all of a  sudden??? 






Julie:
I think it's because Dumbledore didn't "summon" him, in whatever 
way, consciously or subconsciously, Dumbledore summons Fawkes.
It was already too late for Fawkes to help him, or he didn't *want* 
Fawkes to help him, which is a very strong indicator that Dumbledore
expected to die on the Tower (and may have already been dying
before Snape "killed" him). Certainly if Dumbledore wanted to live
(and if his "Severus, please..." was a plea for his life) then Fawkes
could easily have saved him. 
 
The other explanation is that JKR mistakenly forgot about Fawkes,
but since he shows up later, that doesn't make much sense to me.
I think Fawkes' absence was intentional. 
 
Julie 


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