I read most of the article but I need to go back and read it early in the morning with my first cup of coffee. :) There is complete silence in the house then. :) Thanks for another good link, I enjoyed his 20 questions. All ones i had thought of. He really made me think about where Fawkes the phoenix went. Probably with Snape.
Or maybe he flew off to the secret location where (a certain person) really is, in hiding.
Fawkes is an interesting character. Besides his healing tears, he also has the power to apparate within the bounds of Hogwarts -- and to take someone with him if they grab his tailfeathers.
Just out of curiosity, I really don't recall the answer to this, has it ever been mentioned just what phoenix shed the two tail feathers that are in the wands of Harry and Voldemort? Could it have been Fawkes?
And speaking of wands, how the heck had Voldemort's wand all those years? Seems like something somebody should've been looking for.
TS