twice for the son

Like any other boy of seventeen, Cedric Diggory has no intention of dying.There are other reasons why he chooses to do what he does, of course. He’d done his research: tracking the connections, catching coincidences, seeing who (and how, and why) had emerged from the last war. His time in the Hufflepuff seeker’s seat has lent him years of practice, especially concerning the tricky act of winning with nobody else the wiser for it.But- and this was always the most important factor, it must be stressed- Cedric is seventeen, and doesn’t want to die without saying goodbye to his girl. So when he rolls underneath a Killing Curse and is met with a rat’s wand pointed between his eyes, he gasps a breath, squares his shoulders, and pleads, “Let me join you.” 

i have a lot of thoughts about cedric diggory. i don't think petty humiliation would turn him asunder, but i do think that most teenagers would do a lot of things to stave off death for a while, no matter how good or kind or brave they were. especially when your whole life hasn't been spent waiting for the day you finally kick it, and there's someone you love waiting for you on the other side of survival.