Magical creatures in Harry Potter the Chamber of Secrets" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1". In the Comic Relief spoof, "Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan", he is played by Basil Brush. IGN put Dobby as their 24th top "Harry Potter" character, with his death described as "one of the most touching moments in the series." In NextMovie.com's "Harry Potter" Mega Poll, Dobby was voted the No. 1 favourite magical creature in the series. Fawkes is Albus Dumbledore's pet phoenix, a mythological bird which cyclically bursts into flame upon its death and is then reborn from the ashes. Phoenix
Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series Since first coming to wide notice in the late 1990s, the "Harry Potter" book series by J. K. Rowling has engendered a number of legal disputes. Rowling, her various publishers and Time Warner, the owner of the rights to the "Harry Potter" films, have taken numerous legal actions to protect their copyrights, and also have fielded accusations of copyright theft themselves. The worldwide popularity of the "Harry Potter" series has led to the appearance of a number of locally produced, unauthorised sequels and other derivative works, sparking efforts to ban or contain them.