How did Cedric get past his dragon?

He used a Transfiguration spell to change a rock into a dog to distract the dragon. He was partially successful; the dragon took the bait, and Cedric went for the Golden egg. Halfway through, the dragon turned its attention back to Cedric, and burned his face. Cedric retrieved the egg, however, and passed the task.
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What was Cedric Diggory's dragon?

Cedric Diggory bravely battled a Swedish Short-Snout in the Triwizard Tournament. This blueish-grey dragon has silvery skin that is used to make protective gloves and shields. It's known for the blue flame that shoots from its nostrils.
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Why was Cedric chosen by the Goblet of Fire?

Despite Harry's questionable entry and Dumbledore's decision to allow him to compete, Cedric's name was still chosen to be the Hogwarts Champion. When Cedric's name was spit from the goblet, it did so with the knowledge that Harry's name was inside.
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What happened to the dragon in Goblet of Fire?

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the Horntail broke free of its chain and chased Harry around the castle grounds, almost causing Harry to fall to his death at one point when he was trying to reach his Firebolt, but when the chase continued, Harry flew through the Viaduct, which the ...
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Why did Cedric become a Death Eater?

Cedric's death is a major plot point in the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child where Harry and Ginny Weasley's son Albus uses a Time-Turner and prevents Cedric's death. Due to his humiliation in the Triwizard Tournament, Cedric eventually becomes a Death Eater and kills Neville Longbottom.
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How was Cedric humiliated?

Our lamb Cedric is still killed. On a second trip back to 1995, Scorpio and Albus inadvertently humiliate Cedric with an engorgement spell that puts him out of the running for the cup.
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Does Cedric Diggory revive?

During the following duel between Harry and Voldemort, Cedric's echo reappeared during Priori Incantatem, and helped the echoes of Harry's parents, Bertha Jorkins, and Frank Bryce hold off Voldemort long enough for him to escape. His only request was for Harry to take his body back to his parents, which Harry honoured.
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How did Fleur beat the dragon?

She defeated an actual dragon

During the Triwizard Tournament, Fleur took on a Welsh Green dragon with panache. She charmed the beast into a sleeping trance – skilfully dodging the jet of flame that shot from its nostrils – and went on to claim her golden egg.
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Does Avada Kedavra work on dragons?

Dragon hide is resistant to the spells cast by a single, average wizard, as revealed in "The Goblet of Fire." A dragon can be killed by Avada Kedavra, but it would take multiple wizards or an especially powerful wizard to work.
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What did Sirius say in the fire?

Sirius Black : [in his letter] "Harry, I couldn't risk sending Hedwig. Since the World Cup the Ministry has been intercepting more and more owls, and she's too easily recognized. We need to talk, Harry, face to face. Meet me in the Gryffindor Common Room at one o'clock, this Saturday night.
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Why was Cedric a Hufflepuff?

“Cedric was a person who exemplified many of the qualities that distinguish Hufflepuff house,” Dumbledore continued. “He was a good and loyal friend, a hard worker, he valued fair play.” All of those are consistent with the portrayal of Cedric in the canon, hence, he was well suited in Hufflepuff.
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Did Cedric's dad blame Harry?

Harry managed to escape the graveyard and honoured Cedric's request, returning him to his devastated parents (Amos openly sobbed later while Harry explained what happened). Amos thanked Harry for returning Cedric's body, and assured him that they did not blame Harry for his death.
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How many dollars is 1000 galleons?

Harry's Triwizard Tournament prize winnings of 1,000 gold galleons would total $25,000.
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What's the strongest dragon in Harry Potter?

These are the ten strongest Harry Potter dragons!
  • Common Welsh Green Dragon.
  • Hebridean Black Dragon.
  • Antipodean Opaleye Dragon.
  • Romanian Longhorn Dragon.
  • Swedish Short-Snout Dragon.
  • Peruvian Vipertooth Dragon.
  • Chinese Fireball Dragon.
  • Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon.
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What is the most powerful dragon in Harry Potter?

Hungarian Horntail

But when Mr Scamander himself supposes the Horntail to be the most dangerous dragon out there, who are we to argue? After all, when we saw that angry mother Horntail in action at the Triwizard Tournament, none of us wanted to be in Harry's shoes. This deadly dragon has it all.
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Why was Snape's Avada Kedavra blue?

In order to conjure the avada kedavra curse, you have to want to kill your victim. We all know that Voldemort could easily kill a child without an ounce of remorse... but not Snape. Snape didn't want to kill Dumbledore, and this was why the spell was blue instead of the usual green.
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What spell killed Bellatrix Lestrange?

Best Answer. ' Molly used Petrificus Totalus, the body binder spell, hence the fact Bellatrix was frozen, then she used a strong exploding spell, probably Reducto or Diffindo, whch destroyed Bellatrix.
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How did Dumbledore block Avada Kedavra?

At the end of Fantastic Beasts 3 though, Grindelwald attempts to use Avada Kedavra on Credence, but Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore successfully block it using golden magic.
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Who else has won the Triwizard Cup?

Participant(s)
  • Harry Potter (1994 Champion, Hogwarts, Joint-Winner)
  • Cedric Diggory (1994 Champion, Hogwarts, Joint-Winner)
  • Viktor Krum (1994 Champion, Durmstrang)
  • Fleur Delacour (1994 Champion, Beauxbatons)
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Is Fleur Delacour weak?

The films, unfortunately, tend to portray Fleur as shallow and weak instead of as the tough and multi-dimensional woman she is. Fleur is introduced inGoblet of Fire as the best competitor from Beauxbatons – which is not, as the films portray, an all-girls school but co-ed – and the only female among the champions.
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How did Bill get his scars?

He took a brutal werewolf attack in his stride like an absolute champ. When Bill was mauled by Fenrir Greyback, he was scarred for life. This would be enough trauma to drastically alter even the strongest of people.
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Why does Voldemort have no nose?

Voldemort's appearance became more snake-like as he delved deeper into Dark Magic, and his face became more serpentine, which would presumably explain the flattening of his nose. Mention of Voldemort's serpentine appearance is mentioned in every book.
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Was Cedric Diggory pureblood?

Notes and references. ↑ In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24 (Rita Skeeter's Scoop), Hagrid tells Harry that he hopes he wins the Triwizard Tournament as "It'd show 'em all ... yeh don' have ter be pureblood ter do it." implying that Cedric is a pure-blood.
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Why did Albus and Scorpius save Cedric?

New timeline

Delphi stole the time turner and made Albus and Scorpius travel back in time with her to the third task. She wanted to try and save Cedric Diggory in the hope it would return Voldemort to life in the same way it happened in the second alternate timeline.
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