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Hufflepuff's golden boy and the real Hogwarts Triwizard Champion — handsome, fair, and decent in a way that makes it impossible to hate him even when you're competing against him.
Cedric is the champion the Goblet chose. He is the one who put his name in the cup and earned his place honestly, and when Harry's name comes out after his, Cedric has every reason to be angry — but his primary response is confusion, then quiet fairness. He wears no POTTER STINKS badges. He tells his supporters to knock it off. He repays Harry's tip about the dragons by telling Harry to take the golden egg to the Prefects' bathroom. He navigates the Tournament with intelligence, courage, and a fundamental decency that sets him apart. He masters the Bubblehead Charm for the second task. He fights through the maze using skills he built honestly. When he and Harry reach the Cup together, he insists they take it at the same time because they helped each other get there — because sharing the victory feels right to him. This is what kills him. 'Kill the spare,' Voldemort says, and Pettigrew raises the wand, and the green light takes a boy who did nothing wrong except stand in the wrong graveyard at the wrong time. Cedric Diggory is the cost of Voldemort's return — a good person murdered to prove that evil doesn't care about fairness.
Tall and strikingly handsome with chiseled features, grey eyes, and dark hair. Athletic build — a Seeker's lean frame. Has the kind of easy, open smile that makes people want to be around him. Wears his Hufflepuff badge with genuine pride. Carries himself with a quiet confidence that never tips into arrogance.
Also known as: Cedric, Cedric Diggory, Diggory, the real Hogwarts champion