Remember Cedric

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 45300

Okay, I need help.  Can someone clear this up for me?  This comes from Dumbledore's end of year speech to the students in GoF:

"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."

First of all, that sounds like the makings of a battle cry "Remember Cedric!"  That note aside, what exactly is Dumbledore getting at here?  Cedric did what was right (didn't he?), he knew Harry was there first, he wanted him to have the victory.  By doing that (in addition to Harry's goodness wanting Cedric to win) he strayed across Voldemort's path and got himself killed.  Whta would've been easy in his case? To take the cup alone?  And then what would've happened?  It just almost sounds like Dumbledore's telling them if you do what's right and get in Voldemort's way doing it you'll die.  Is that a warning?  I think I know what he's getting at, but it could be taken wrong.  Can someone else share their interpretation?

Richelle

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