Cedric Diggory
Appears 313 times in the books
- Born:
- 1977
- Died:
- 24 June 1995
A fair Hufflepuff seeker and Hogwarts champion. He shares the Tournament’s victory with Harry and is murdered in the graveyard the moment they arrive. His death is the proof the Ministry spends a year denying.
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On the timeline
- 1977
Cedric is born; Regulus takes the mark
Cedric Diggory is born. Regulus Black becomes a Death Eater. Sirius is living away from Grimmauld Place. - 1988
Cedric starts at Hogwarts
Cedric Diggory is sorted into Hufflepuff. - 1994-10-31
The Goblet names four champions
Krum, Fleur, Cedric, and — impossibly — Harry. Crouch has bewitched the cup. - 1994-11-24
The first task
Four dragons. Each champion takes a golden egg. - 1995-02-24
The second task
The champions dive into the lake for the people they would miss most. - 1995-06-24
The third task; Voldemort returns
The cup is a Portkey. Cedric is killed at once. Voldemort regains a body. The wands connect. Harry escapes with Cedric’s body, and Crouch Jr is kissed.