Are we //sure// Fawkes, Fawkes specifically is the source of the name "Order of the Phoenix"? It seems like Dumbledore would be more interested in the mythic and magic properties: Rebirth in contrast to Voldemort's obsession with death, the ability to strengthen the courage of the pure hearted and fill the wicked with dread etc. than on naming his secret society after a phoenix because had one as a companion.
Are we //sure// Fawkes, Fawkes specifically is the source of the name "Order of the Phoenix"? It seems like Dumbledore would be more interested in the mythic and magic properties: Rebirth in contrast to Voldemort's obsession with death, the ability to strengthen the courage of the pure hearted and fill the wicked with dread etc. than on naming his secret society after a phoenix because had one as a companion.