Right vs. Easy (Ron WAS: Re: DH reread CH 4-5)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 186394

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "montavilla47" <montavilla47 at ...> wrote:

Montavilla47:
> That's such an ironic speech.  Because Cedric is one of the characters
> we actually see make a *right* choice in the temptation of taking the
> easy way out.  
> 
> At the end of the tournament, both Harry and Cedric are in sight of
> the Cup, but Harry has a leg injury and Cedric does not.  He could
> easily take the Cup and become the Champion of Hogwarts, but 
> he doesn't, because, according to his code of honor, it wouldn't be
> right.  
> 
> So, he and Harry agree to take the Cup together--a decision that
> leads to Cedric's death.
> 
> So, when we do get to see someone make the clear choice of
> "right" over "easy," he dies five minutes later.

Geoff:
There is a double irony here because Harry could have taken 
the "easy" way, acceeded to Cedric's urging to go ahead and 
take the Cup.

Instead, he opts for the "right" way which is to coax Cedric into
joining him.