Cedric Diggory (1977 - June 24, 1995) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels.
In the movie adaptations of the books, he is played by Robert Pattinson.
Cedric's father is Amos Diggory, who works at the Ministry of Magic. The Diggorys are living near Ottery St. Catchpole, the village near which the Burrow (home of the Weasleys) is located.
In 1993, Cedric's fifth year at Hogwarts, he was made Seeker and Captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch Team.
Cedric has been described as "tall", "very handsome" and "the silent type". He was a very good student and a Prefect for the Hufflepuff House.
Cedric's 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'.
In
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Cedric 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.
Cedric's Dragon in the First task of the Triwizard Tournament was a Swedish Short-Snout. He lured the Dragon away from its nest by transfiguring a rock into a labrador retreiver. The Dragon chased the dog, but lost interest half way through and turned on Cedric. He got the golden egg, but got burned in the process, leaving him in third place.
In the second challenge Cedric used the bubble-head charm to breath under water. He was the first to rescue the captives, and brougt Cho Chang - his girlfriend - to the surface.
There isn't much information about what happened to Cedric in the last task, the book only mentions Cedric encountering Hagrid's Blast-Ended-Skrewt, and an Acromantula.
Sadly, at the end of the Triwizard Tournament he was murdered by Wormtail on Voldemort's orders.
Albus Dumbledore eulogized Cedric at the Leaving Feast:
"Cedric was a person who exemplified many of the qualities that distinguish Hufflepuff House. He was a good and loyal friend, a hard worker, he valued fair play.
His death has affected you all, whether you knew him well or not. I think you have the right, therefore, to know exactly how it came about.
Cedric Diggory was murdered by Lord Voldemort. It is my belief, however, that the truth is generally preferable to lies, and that any attempt to pretend that Cedric died as the result of an accident, or some sort of blunder of his own, is an insult to his memory..."
"Remember Cedric. Remember, if the time should come, when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort.
Remember Cedric Diggory."
Sources:
HP-Lexicon and
Wikipedia
