[HPforGrownups] Remember Cedric

[Rebecca Stephens]

No: HPFGUIDX 45301


--- Richelle Votaw <rvotaw at i-55.com> wrote:
> 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
> 

I don't think he meant that Cedric took the "right and
not easy" path.  Well he did, but not for this
particular circumstance.  Cedric exemplified
Hufflepuff and didn't do things the easy way.  He told
Harry about the egg.  He saying that was Cedric's
character, not applying it to this particular
occasion.  At least that's my take.

Also he is saying remember that when you take the easy
path (believing Voldie isn't back, perhaps?) you are
betraying Cedric.  You are doing other than he would
have, you are condemning others to his fate.  

If they forget Cedric, they forget that Voldemort
killed one of them.  They forget just how much of a
reason they have to stand up and fight.

Oh well, that's my interpretation.


Rebecca

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