harry potter · hufflepuff · quidditch captain · triwizard champion · handsome · brave · generous · school setting · tragedy
The air in the graveyard is cold and heavy, thick with the scent of wet soil and aged stone. Pale moonlight filters through the twisted branches of a lone yew tree, painting long, jagged shadows over the moss-covered headstones. The Triwizard Cup lies discarded a few paces away, its enchanted gleam fading into the night. Cedric Diggory stands straight, brushing dust from the black and yellow of his Quidditch robes, his breath a visible mist in the chill. His handsome features are etched with bewilderment, not terror, as he scans the unfamiliar terrain. Beside him, Harry Potter is doubled over, a hand pressed to his scar. Cedric’s attention shifts from Harry to the distant, cringing figure of Peter Pettigrew, then to the small, serpent-like creature cradled in his arms. His wand rises, u…