In the next year at Hogwarts, the Hat also played a critical role in Harry's success against the Basilisk. 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.
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.
The Sorting Hat seriously considered placing Harry in Slytherin because Harry had, at that time, the essence of Slytherin inside him. The Hat wasn't toying with Harry when it asked, "Are you sure?" The Hat saw Slytherin. That said, the Sorting Hat placed Harry in Gryffindor.
Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, becomes a symbol of Harry and Dumbledore's shared loyalty, and of how Dumbledore's support of Harry inspires Harry's bravery.
Harry was a "hatstall" during his sorting because the Sorting Hat could detect the shred of Voldemort's soul within him, but couldn't recognize what it was. Instead, the Hat could only discern the dominant traits of the souls he mistook as being wholly Harry.
After witnessing Nagini kill Severus Snape, Harry collected a string of memories from the dying man. During a one hour ceasefire, Harry discovered that he was an unintended Horcrux from Snape's memories. In order to destroy Voldemort, he had to allow the Dark Lord to kill him.
Why didn't Dumbledore tell Harry how to destroy Horcruxes?
Dumbledore Never Really Had Time To Explain How To Destroy The Horcruxes. As much as Harry would have benefited from Dumbledore's knowledge of how to destroy the remaining five horcruxes, there was simply not enough time before his death to do so.
Because once Dumbledore died, Fawkes left the castle. Dumbledore was the only thing tying him there essentially, so without him he was free to go. That's why he didn't come back to save Snape.
Dumbledore cared for Fawkes after each of his rebirths, and in return he was very faithful to the elderly wizard. Fawkes protected Dumbledore in his duel with Lord Voldemort by swallowing a Killing Curse aimed at him, and teleported Dumbledore away from the school when the Ministry attempted to arrest him in 1996.
We are not told what Dumbledore did to earn the phoenix's loyalty, but in likelihood, he found Fawkes in a vulnerable situation just after a rebirth and took care of him. Fawkes was unshakeably loyal ever since and become Dumbledore's friend, pet and defender.
It was confirmed on Pottermore that Hermione was also a bit of a Hatstall, as the Sorting Hat saw the potential for her to be both Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. In the end, Gryffindor won out, and it's possible that Hermione wanted to be seen for being brave more than for her intelligence.
What would happen if Harry Potter joined Slytherin?
Even as a Griffindor he was abused, neglected, often ostracized by his fellow students, even vilified by his own government— being a Slytherin, ironically, would only have given everyone one more validation for their mistreating him. Year one: “He broke the rules, and cost his house hundreds of house points!
Fawkes possesses incredible magical abilities, including teleportation, healing, and super strength, and serves as a symbol of hope and loyalty. After Dumbledore's death, Fawkes leaves Hogwarts and his fate remains unknown, leaving fans to wonder about his ultimate fate.
Dumbledore knew a lot about magic, including dark magic, enough to know not to use it, especially for such a purpose as to preserve your soul or get rid of a part of it due to guilt. In the end, Harry Potter fans will believe whatever they want, but Fawkes was definitely not Dumbledore's horcrux.
Although he wasn't turned into a werewolf, he did develop some wolfish tendencies such as a liking for very rare steaks. He married Fleur on 1 August 1997, although their wedding was disrupted by the arrival of Death Eaters following the fall of the Ministry of Magic.
After Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: Movie Magic was released, it was confirmed in the book that Credence's phoenix was indeed not Fawkes.
Dumbledore explains to Harry in book 4 that since both wands contained a tail feather from Fawkes the phoenix, the couldn't face each other as they'd refuse to destroy each other pretty much. It is assumed that Ollivander explained something similar to Voldemort when he offered the suggestion of using a different wand.
Voldemort told Snape he had been a faithful servant, but that he had to regrettably kill him, as he mistakenly believed he was the master of the Elder Wand, as Snape had killed Albus Dumbledore, its former owner the year prior, during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower.
While in school together, Sirius once tricked Snape into almost entering the Shrieking Shack while Lupin was there, transformed into a werewolf. James realised the danger and stopped Snape, saving his life; this is the incident Dumbledore referred to at the end of the first book.
In order to truly prove himself, Draco must kill Albus Dumbledore and pave the way for the Death Eaters to enter Hogwarts. Snape promises to protect Draco and spare him from a task that would almost certainly scar him for life, and they seal the promise with an Unbreakable Vow.
Ultimately, it's a good thing that Dumbledore's plans didn't work out because if Draco hadn't disarmed the headmaster, Harry wouldn't have gained the Elder Wand's power when he later disarmed Draco. This was proof that, unlike Dumbledore, Harry was destined to reunite the Hallows and become Master of Death all along.
Why didn t Voldemort make a Horcrux every time he killed someone?
It was stated at one point that Voldemort had already "pushed his soul to the limit" in creating his multiple Horcruxes. This implied a finite number of Horcruxes any one person may create before the process became too dangerous to attempt again.
How did Voldemort not realize Harry was a Horcrux?
Voldemort wasn't aware of Harry being a pseudo-horcrux because he didn't plan it, and Harry didn't know either until Voldemort “killed” him, but he actually killed the piece of soul kept in him.
