Multiple choice general knowledge

Professor Dumbledore's pet comes to a very startling and gruesome end by bursting into flames before Harry's stunned eyes in "The Chamber of Secrets." What type of pet was it?

  1. Fawkes, a phoenix

  2. Crookshanks, a cat

  3. Slinky, a snake

  4. Errol, an owl
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Explanation

Fawkes is Dumbledore's phoenix who bursts into flames in 'Chamber of Secrets' - this is a natural part of the phoenix life cycle called 'burning day,' after which they are reborn from the ashes. While startling to watch, it's not gruesome but magical. Crookshanks is Hermione's cat, Slinky doesn't exist, and Errol is an owl.

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