When [[Albus Dumbledore]] died, his pet [[phoenix]], [[Fawkes]], sang a Phoenix Lament. It mesmerized all those gathered in the HospitalWing; [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Molly Weasley]], [[Arthur Weasley]], [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], [[Minerva McGonagall]], [[Poppy Pomfrey|Madam Pomfrey]], [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]. After Fawkes fell silent, he left [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], only returning for his master's [[Funeral of Albus Dumbledore|funeral]] and then departing, presumably forever.
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When [[Albus Dumbledore]] died, his pet [[phoenix]], [[Fawkes]], sang a Phoenix Lament. It mesmerised all those gathered in the hospitalwing; [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Molly Weasley]], [[Arthur Weasley]], [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], [[Minerva McGonagall]], [[Poppy Pomfrey|Madam Pomfrey]], [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]. After Fawkes fell silent, he left [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], only returning for his master's [[Funeral of Albus Dumbledore|funeral]] and then departing, presumably forever.
"Somewhere out in the darkness, a phoenix was singing in a way Harry had never heard before; a stricken lament of terrible beauty. [...] Harry felt, as he had felt about the Phoenix song before, that the music was inside him, not without ... How long they stood there, listening, he did not know, nor why it seemed to ease their pain a little to listen... [...] They all fell silent. Fawkes's lament was still echoing over the dark grounds outside."
The Phoenix Lament was a form of song expressed by Phoenixes. Its tunes were known to touch the soul, in positive or negative ways. Its most powerful performances were known to be present when the Phoenix suffers emotional instability, such as the death of its master.
Added by Mistress Remy