another lame post, but where the heck was Fawkes....

[fhmaneely]

He showed up to help Harry in the Chamber, and he joined DD at the MOM 
to help fight Voldie. Odd to me that he was not around for the fun on 
the tower.  Fawkes was conspicuously absent from this fracas which 
imho, further supports DD and Snape having some sort of agreement about 
Snape offing DD if necessary, or Snape keeping his ruse up as a DE and 
helping Draco in his endeavor. I'm not sure  Snape knew what the plan 
was exactly. If DD really wanted to win this particular battle,  Fawkes 
would have been there to help him like he did at the MOM fight. 

Fawkes sure would have been useful in the cave...here Fawkes drink 
this, your feathers have been looking dreadful lately. Fawkes bursts 
into flames, helping to keep the inferi away...

I wonder if Harry will inherit Fawkes? What a menagerie Harry is 
collecting: Kreacher, Buckbeck, and maybe Fawkes. He should have stayed 
in Care of Magical Creatures...

Yours truly in confusion,
Fran