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Cedric
Diggory: A True Hero
Cedric
Diggory
epitomizes the fantasy hero. From the first time we meet him
in the fourth book by the author of Harry Potter, JK Rowling, (Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire), he is
honest, charming and courageous. And he remains so right up to his
untimely death at the hands of Lord
Voldemort's quivering servant, Peter Pettigrew.
Robert Pattinson as Cedric Diggory in the 2005
movie Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire
The
son of a friend of Arthur
Weasley, Cedric
is the Hogwarts champion in the Triwizard
Tournament,
a dangerous game of skill and bravery between pupils from three
different schools. He and the other champions (who include a reluctant Harry Potter)
display fierce courage in battling dragons, delving into the depths of
Hogwarts’ lake and entering a dark and deadly maze where they face
their worst fears. But it is Cedric’s sense of fairness
more than his courage that makes him a true hero.
Time
and again Cedric chooses to do what is right rather
than what is in his
own best interest. When the bully Draco
Malfoy
makes badges that say ‘Support Cedric Diggory / Potter stinks', Cedric
discourages his friends from wearing them. When Cedric finds out how to
uncover the secret to the second challenge in the tournament, he tips
off Harry (in return for Harry telling him that dragons were involved in the
first task). And after Harry saves his life twice in the maze,
Cedric insists that Harry claim the Triwizard
Trophy. In the end they
agree to take it together, an unfortunate decision that leads to
Cedric’s demise.
The
trophy turns out to be a portkey.
It transports Cedric and Harry to a graveyard where Voldemort
and his servant Peter Pettigrew are waiting. On Voldemort’s
orders, Pettigrew performs a deadly curse on Cedric, ending
his
life.
Later, in commemorating Cedric's loss to the pupils, Professor Dumbledore
says: “We'll celebrate a boy who was kind and honest and brave and true
right to the very end." And that’s just what every hero should be!
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