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Encyclopedia > Cedric Diggory
Harry Potter character
Cedric Diggory

Robert Pattinson as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Gender Male
House Hufflepuff
Parentage Half-blood or Pure-blood
Actor Robert Pattinson
First appearance Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Cedric Diggory is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. The character was the Hufflepuff Quidditch captain and Seeker through Harry's third year of school. Cedric was two years ahead of Harry in Hogwarts. His father is Amos Diggory, who works at the Ministry of Magic; Cedric has been described as "the strong, but silent type" and "extremely handsome"; as a character he showed a notable streak for modesty and fairness. He was a Prefect for the Hufflepuff House. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Robert Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor and former model, best known for playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film and the fourth in the popular Harry Potter films series. ... In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... This article describes magic in the fictional Harry Potter universe. ... This article describes magic in the fictional Harry Potter universe. ... Robert Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor and former model, best known for playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) or Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Joanne Jo Murray nee Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965[2]), who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling,[3] is an English writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold over 325 million books. ... In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... // Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by J. K. Rowling, found in the internationally bestselling Harry Potter novels and films. ... Father with child For other uses, see Father (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Rufus Scrimgeour be merged into this article or section. ... In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ... A prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: make in front, i. ...


In the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film, he is played by Robert Pattinson. His wand is twelve and a quarter inches, made of ash wood and contains a single hair from a male unicorn. Mr Ollivander describes it as 'pleasantly springy'. Starring Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Produced by Chris Columbus et al. ... Robert Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor and former model, best known for playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ...

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Character overview

“ Remember that and Cedric Diggory will not have died in vain. You remember that, and we'll celebrate a boy who was kind and honest and brave and true and right to the very end. ”
 
— Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts's Headmaster, in the film version of Goblet of Fire

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Cedric, then a sixth year, was selected to be the Hogwarts champion in the Triwizard Tournament. After Harry was mysteriously selected as well, Draco Malfoy made Support Cedric Diggory badges for the Slytherins that could be changed to read Potter stinks. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, within J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series, is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ... The Champions of the 1994-1995 Triwizard Tournament: shown characters are portrayed by the actors that play them in the movies The Triwizard Tournament is a fictional tournament featured in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... A tall boy, strikingly similar to his father, Lucius Malfoy in appearance, Draco has a pale, pointed face, sleek white-blond hair, and grey eyes. ... In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ...


For the first task, Harry clued Cedric that their task involves dragons. During the task, Cedric Transfigured a rock into a dog which distracted his dragon, but unfortunately, his dragon lost interest in the dog mid-way and went after him instead. Cedric successfully retrieved his golden egg but received a burn on the cheek in the process. Because of that, he lost points, resulting in him ending in third place for that task. He later took Cho Chang to the Yule Ball as his date, much to Harry's dismay. After Cedric's death, Cho is depicted as not being able to totally overcome the grief. Cho Chang (張秋) is a fictional character in J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter book series. ...


Cedric, along with Moaning Myrtle, assists Harry in solving the clue of the second task of the Triwizard Tournament. He drops a very vague clue by telling him to take a bath in the fifth floor prefects' bathroom, take the egg along, and just "mull things over in the hot water". Cedric did this in return for the help Harry had given him for the first task. He was the second of the champions to reach the village of the merpeople and successfully saved Cho, his hostage, using a Bubble-Head Charm. He surfaced one minute over the one hour time limit earning him forty-seven points for the second task, placing him in joint first with Harry. Moaning Myrtle is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...


During the third task, Harry saved Diggory's life twice while in the maze, and in the race for the cup, Cedric refused to take the cup without Harry, so they grasped it together. The cup turned out to be a portkey which transported them to a graveyard where Voldemort and his servant Wormtail were waiting. Wormtail killed Cedric using Voldemort's wand, for no particular reason other than that he was there. When Harry escaped the graveyard, he took Cedric's body with him at his request and brought it back to Cedric's parents. It has been suggested that Wands (Harry Potter) be merged into this article or section. ... Lord Voldemort (né Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the archvillain in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Peter Pettigrew, often referred to by his nickname Wormtail, is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


Professor Pomona Sprout was chosen to comfort Amos and Mrs Diggory, as she was Head of Cedric's House and knew him best. The Ministry of Magic instituted a cover up and publicly attributed Cedric's death to an "accident", which Harry and Dumbledore felt was an insult to him. At the year's end feast, Dumbledore revealed to the entire school that Cedric was killed by Voldemort and stated that to attribute his death to an accident would be an injustice to Cedric. As a boy who was "good, and kind, and brave", he was the embodiment of all things Hufflepuff. Dumbledore ended the speech by saying "Remember Cedric Diggory". Professor Pomona Sprout is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series. ... In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ...


Name

It has been suggested that J.K. Rowling borrowed Cedric's last name from Digory Kirke in C. S. Lewis's Narnia series;[1] Rowling claims Lewis as one of her favourite authors.[2] Digory Kirke is a human character from C. S. Lewiss fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. ... Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. ... Narnia is a fantasy world created by C. S. Lewis as a location for his Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children. ...


See also

References

  1. ^ Colbert, David, The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter
  2. ^ "Harry Potter Charms a Nation." Eletronic Telegraph, 25 July 1998. accio-quote.org.

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