Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson) didn’t appear in the Harry Potter series for long, but he left behind a lot of tears and discussions. The Hufflepuff is introduced in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Like Harry, he takes part in the Triwizard Tournament. And dies the most tragic of all Harry Potter deaths.
Real lawyers discuss who is really to blame 23 years after the book was published and 18 years after the movie. And you take Dumbledore seriously.
Who is responsible for Cedric’s death in Harry Potter? A lawyer speaks plainly
In the exciting TikTok by @higgingsfirm, two lawyers debate who is to blame for the death of a participant in the Triwizard Tournament. Let’s look at the circumstances of Cedric’s demise!
This is how Cedric dies in Harry Potter: The Triwizard Tournament Victory Chalice was turned into a portkey by Death Eater Barty Crouch Jr. to trap Harry. When Harry and Cedric reach the Victory Cup at the same time, they are both teleported to a cemetery where Voldemort is waiting for them. At Voldemort’s behest, Peter Pettigrew murders Cedric in cold blood. He dies instantly.
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Cedric’s death in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
It is clear who orders the murder and who commits it. But who is complicit in allowing a 17-year-old to put himself in this danger in the first place? After all, the incident happened during a school event.
The first lawyer argues that Cedric bears sole responsibility for his well-being. At 17, he was of legal age in the magical world. This is the only reason why he is able to take part in the tournament. Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore explains the risk to him and everyone else.
The second lawyer wants to hold Dumbledore and those responsible for the tournament accountable. At 17, you couldn’t estimate such a risk and those responsible obviously knew about the dangers. The tournament organizers are the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore “grossly negligent and careless”.
We have two more accusatory questions for Dumbledore:
But that’s not all: Cedric wasn’t the first death at Dumbledore’s schoolfor which he is partly to blame.
Dumbledore is not only partly to blame for Cedric’s death – there is also a second victim
In @higgingsfirm’s latest TikTok, Dumbledore is finally brought to justice, but for a different death. One of the two lawyers argues in the second video that the headmaster is definitely complicit in the death of Myrtle Elizabeth Warren
(Shirley Henderson), also called Moaning Myrtle.
This is how Moaning Myrtle dies in Harry Potter: Myrtle was killed by the basilisk that we get to know in the second book and film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. She died because she looked into his eyes. The snake monster was released by teenage Voldemort Tom Riddle.
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Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
One of the lawyers argues that Dumbledore should never have admitted Tom Riddle to Hogwarts. The headmaster would have known about Riddle’s psychopathic tendencies and knowingly exposed his students to unnecessary danger.
Put bluntly, one could say that Dumbledore’s recklessness cost both Myrtle and Cedric their lives. Only a judge can decide whether he really needs to go to prison. There are incriminating arguments and evidence for complicity in the death of two students.
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