Fawkes was a highly intelligent male phoenix and Albus Dumbledore’s animal companion and defender. It is unknown how long Fawkes had been in Dumbledore’s service. Fawkes was instrumental in helping Harry Potter defeat Salazar Slytherin’s basilisk in 1993. His tears (which possessed healing properties, as with his species) saved Harry’s life after his arm was punctured by the basilisk’s fang and its venom. In 1996, Fawkes came to Dumbledore’s aid in fighting Lord Voldemort during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
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. The scarlet body feathers glowed faintly in darkness, while the golden tail feathers were hot to the touch, though it is unknown if they were actually capable of burning someone as neither Harry — when Fawkes carried him from the Chamber of Secrets in 1993 — nor Dumbledore — when he escaped the Ministry officials with Fawkes’s help in 1996 — were burned by his tail feathers, however it is possible that Fawkes could control the temperature of his tail feathers and had chosen not to burn them.
Fawkes was extremely loyal and courageous, as displayed by his attack on Salazar Slytherin’s basilisk and his defence of Dumbledore during his duel with Voldemort. Considering he came back to life every time he died he had no reason to fear death and was therefore willing to sacrifice himself for people who won his loyalty.
He was also shown to be highly intelligent, being capable of understanding Dumbledore and bringing Harry the Sorting Hat and the diary when he needed them.
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