Is Fawkes a real bird?

Chris Columbus said Richard Harris thought Fawkes was a real bird in the second "Harry Potter" film. Fawkes the phoenix was actually an animatronic that could move. Daniel Radcliffe said that no one wanted to "break the spell," and made the bird react to Harris.
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What bird is Fawkes based on?

A crimson bird the size of a swan had appeared, piping its weird music to the vaulted ceiling. It had a glittering golden tail as long as a peacock's and gleaming golden talons, which were gripping a ragged bundle.
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What animal is Fawkes?

Fawkes was a highly intelligent phoenix and Albus Dumbledore's animal companion and defender.
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Is Fawkes the only phoenix?

Sparky was the phoenix mascot of the New Zealand Quidditch team the Moutohora Macaws. Apart from Fawkes, Sparky was then the only known domesticated phoenix.
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Did Newt give Dumbledore Fawkes?

Instead, it was likely Newt who acted as Fawkes's trainer before giving him to Dumbledore.
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Did Dumbledore make Fawkes a Horcrux?

The theory basically argues that Fawkes the Phoenix was actually a Horcrux created by Dumbledore -- not through a wish for immortality, but as a way to extricate his feelings of guilt over the death of his sister.
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Where is Fawkes?

Fawkes lives in Isolation Room 05, a cell in Vault 87. Should he find a way out, he will be at the Museum of History inside the lobby and right outside of Raven Rock after the quest The American Dream.
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What color is Fawkes?

Physical appearance. Fawkes had crimson feathers on his body and a golden tail as long as a peacock's. He was roughly the size of a swan. His claws and beak were gleaming gold — the latter was "long" — and his eyes were black.
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Was that Fawkes in Fantastic Beasts?

It is rumoured by many fans of the franchise that this phoenix might possibly be Fawkes, from the second trailer of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, though J. K. Rowling has said that Fawkes never served another human before Albus Dumbledore.
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Does Phoenix bird exist now?

Because, you know, it's not real. The phoenix is a part of ancient Greek folklore, a giant bird associated with the sun. It's said to have lived for 500 years before dying and being born again, though there's disagreement about whether that rebirth occurs in an explosion of flames or after regular decomposition.
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Is the phoenix feather in Harry's wand from Fawkes?

Known donors. The only phoenix known to have donated his feathers to make a wand was Fawkes, Albus Dumbledore's domesticated bird. He only gave two feathers. The first feather resides in Harry Potter's wand and the other resides in Tom Riddle's wand.
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Is Aurelius phoenix Fawkes?

Yes, Dumbledore has Fawkes. (And considering the way everything else is going in these films, one can assume the phoenix with Aurelius now is actually going to be christened Fawkes and go home with Dumbledore at the end of the fifth movie.)
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Why couldnt Fawkes cure Dumbledore?

They are a powerful healing agent for wounded flesh, poison, physical damage and disease. But Dumbledore's hand was not affected by any of these, it was affected by a powerful magical curse that was slowly and steadily spreading. Phoenix tears are not a counter spell. They could not heal a curse.
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Is Fawkes the phoenix in Secrets of Dumbledore?

What's more, the book Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: Movie Magic confirms Fawkes is not Credence's phoenix at all. The phoenix not being Fawkes is not explicitly made clear in the films, however, and it could be the potential Fantastic Beasts 4 will retcon the story.
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What Fawkes means?

Fawkes is a surname of Norman-French origin, first appearing in the British Isles after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The surname may be a corruption of the Norman surname Vaux, which means valley. Notably, Guy Fawkes was sometimes recorded as Guy Vaux.
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How did Dumbledore teleport with Fawkes?

Fawkes got Dumbledore out of the office using phoenix magic. It's made clearer in the book that Fawkes was the one responsible for his and Dumbledore's sudden disappearances. Dumbledore grabs onto Fawkes's tail, then they disappear in a flash of fire. “Fawkes circled the office and swooped low over him.
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What is Dumbledore's bird?

In J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, the phoenix Fawkes plays a recurring role as the trusty companion of wizard Dumbledore. Fawkes, who ages, dies, and rises from his own ashes (once after saving Harry Potter from the evil basilisk), is a loyal and intelligent protector.
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How do you get rid of Fawkes?

To free him, you have to seek out a fire alarm system that, once activated, will open all of the locked cells in the area, including Fawkes'. To get there, head left, and then forward from Fawkes' cell, swinging left again down a red-hued corridor.
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How do you get Fawkes to come with you?

Speak to President Eden, then leave. Exit out to Raven Rock. Fawkes will be waiting with a Gatling laser. Fawkes will request to join your side.
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Why was Dumbledore's hand Black?

After Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts, he used Godric Gryffindor's Sword to crack the Resurrection Stone so as to destroy it as a Horcrux. While the act did destroy the ring as one of Riddle's Horcruxes, it did not stop the fatal curse. The curse gave Dumbledore's hand a withered black look, as though it had died.
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Why did Fawkes bring the Sorting Hat?

Fawkes had brought the Sorting Hat to Harry's aid in the Chamber of Secrets. This provided him with Godric Gryffindor's Sword, which Harry used to slay Slytherin's Basilisk. The sword and hat together are the only two known relics of that wizard.
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Who knew Harry was a Horcrux?

It would also explain why Snape saved Harry's life in the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,45 and why he tried to save it again in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:46 As long as Harry was alive and Snape was the only one who knew Harry was a Horcrux, Snape would have leverage over Voldemort if ever ...
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Is Luna Lovegood related to Newt Scamander?

In 2015, J.K. Rowling indeed revealed that, after the Battles of Hogwarts, Luna married Newt Scamander's grandson, who is a magizoologist himself too.
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