Chapter 3 – HONOUR
A few minutes later Harry knocked on the door to Dumdledor's office and heard the headmaster say 'Come in.' Harry entered to see that in the office four people sat in chairs that had been placed in front of the Headmaster's desk. Harry's Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon as well as Mr Diggory and another women who must be Cedric's mother, turned to face Harry. Dumbledor said 'Harry please sit down. I know this will be very hard for you but Mr and Mrs Diggory deserve to hear the truth directly from you. And your Aunt and Uncle need to hear the full tale also.'
Harry sat on a chair between the Dursleys and Diggorys. Dumbledore looking at Harry told him 'When you are ready Harry begin at what happened after you and Cedric touched the Cup in the maze.'
With the five adults watching him in silence, Harry closed his eyes and began to speak. Harry did not know how long he sat there telling his tale. It was, at the same time, an instant and an eternity. It was as though time had ceased to exist. Harry felt as if he was pouring out his very soul as he spoke. Then he was done and opened his eyes. He was looking directly into the face of the Headmaster. Never had Harry seen Dumbledor look older or more tired than he did right now. Harry hardly dared to look in the Diggorys direction. Harry's guilt over Cedric's death burned his whole being.
Mrs Diggory fought to speak, 'I… I want to thank you for bring him back to us.' Beside her Mr Diggory sat and wept ,unable to speak but he lifted his arm and placed his hand on Harry's shoulder. Harry could bear it no longer. 'It's .. It's my fault he's dead!' he said and hung his head low.
'No. No it's not.' Mrs Diggory said and finally Mr Diggory raised himself up and said, 'You did nothing wrong in being so honourable to my son, Harry. No, it was that bastard that killed him. Never forget that. Not you.' Mr Diggory's grief seemed to have turned into rage as he spoke these words.
Harry nodded and then said 'The 1000 galleons prize money should have been Cedric's, please take it.'
Mr Diggory looked down at Harry and said kindly 'No, you keep it lad. Use it well. I have no need of money now.'
Dumbledor spoke up at last saying 'Amos, do not do anything foolish. Voldemort will not be defeated by a single act. We will work together and he will pay for what he has done to so many innocent people. We will need you with us to achieve that.' On hearing these words a strange grim expression come onto Mr Diggory's face and he merely nodded.
Dumbledor left with the Diggorys, leaving Harry alone with his Aunt and Uncle. Neither of them had said a word during all the events they had just witness. Harry's Aunt finally broke the silence. 'This Voldemort, he's the one who killed Lily too, isn't he?'
Harry looked at his Aunt and saw a terrible sadness on her face, 'Yes, he killed my mum and dad. He tried to kill me too that night but it went wrong. I got this scar and he was reduced to a weak bodiless thing. Then he tried to kill me in my first year here when he was trying to get the philosophers stone. He tried to kill me with a giant snake in my second year from an enchanted diary. In my third year one of his servants was discovered to be hiding as a pet rat of my friend Ron. This year one of his followers impersonated a teacher here all year just so he could take from me what he needed to rise again. He killed Cedric simple because he was there. He tried to kill me again that night but I escaped. He will try to kill me again and any that stand in his way.'
Uncle Vernon spoke 'I… I never knew you were in danger here Harry. Perhaps it would be best if we found you another place to go to school.'
Harry was horrified and replied, 'No. No I must go here.'
Uncle Vernon cut him short saying 'I can't believe this headmaster has let you be almost killed every year you have come here. It's outrageous. I will talk to the headmaster about this. It has to stop. Now you go along boy and find Dudley. I don't want him wandering about this place on his own.'