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Okay, Hear Me Out: CREDENCE'S Bird?

Alright, alright, alright... Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Look, I'm not gonna lie, it wasn't Prisoner of Azkaban levels of awesome, but it definitely had its moments. Specifically, the whole Credence storyline is STILL messing with me. I mean, 'always'... right? So much emotion packed into that confirmation of his parentage. But that's not even the REAL tea I'm here spilling. My theory is, and I know this might sound wild, but what if that phoenix that 'healed' Credence at the end wasn't just any phoenix? What if it was a specific phoenix, like, Dumbledore's old pal, Fawkes?!? We never actually saw Fawkes explicitly die in the Harry Potter series, just sort of implied that he'd maybe gone to wherever phoenixes go to regenerate. And remember Dumbledore saying 'Curious thing, time'? What if phoenixes aren't just reborn... but also kinda...re-placed in time, if that makes sense? Like, that bird KNEW Credence needed saving, y'know? 'The ones that love us never really leave us.' Maybe Fawkes was sent to do it. And here's the real kicker: if that phoenix is Fawkes, does that solidify the theory that Credence/Aurelius somehow comes back later in the timeline? Dumbledore always had a way of strategically placing pieces, and if Fawkes healed him... well, 'things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.' Maybe not as Credence, but some other way that impacts the wizarding world? It's a stretch, I know, but crazier things have happened in the Potterverse. Anyway, that's my take. What theories are y'all cooking up? Anyone else think the Niffler heist was the best part other than Jude Law's Dumbledore being all sad-eyed and scheming? Let me know!

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