Cedric Diggory was the first kid to die in the Harry Potter series. Cedric Diggory was too good for the world of Harry Potter. He was kind, strong, intelligent, beautiful, and brave. He had a big heart and worked hard his entire life. He never expected things to just be handed to him freely without putting in any effort. Plus, everyone loved him — he was popular for all the right reasons. At the end of the day, Cedric was a serious catch and a really good person.
Cedric became a prefect at Hogwarts and Hufflepuff’s Quidditch captain. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Cedric decided to put his name into the goblet and was chosen to represent Hogwarts in the Triwizard Tournament, which just goes to show what a capable wizard he was.
In the movie, Cedric Diggory was portrayed by actor Robert Pattinson. While Cedric only makes a brief appearance throughout the series, his life (and death) went on to become a major topic of discussion among fans of the books and films. Later, Cedric even became a large part of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
It was Cedric’s death that caused so much turmoil throughout the wizarding world. It was because of his death, caused by Lord Voldermort (via Peter Pettigrew), that so many things happened afterwards. However, Cedric was more than just his death.
Thestrals are horse-like creatures who can only be seen by those who can appreciate death. At least, that’s what J.K. Rowling claims. Rowling states that just witnessing a death isn’t enough to see a Threstal. Therefore, while Harry saw Lily die in front of him, he was only a baby and couldn’t fully understand what had happened enough to see a Thestral.
When Harry was leaving Hogwarts at the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he still can’t see the Threstrals even though he had been with Cedric when Cedric died. Many say that this was because Harry was still in shock and hadn’t fully come out of it yet to the point where he could fully understand the death and thus see a Threstral.
It isn’t until Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that Harry could see the Threstrals because Cedric’s death had finally become real to him.
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