It was the day of the last event for the Triwizard tournament. Dudley was in the stands cheering on Cedric with Lorn, Cho, and the rest of Cedric's supporters. They saw a flare go up. And then another. They knew something must've gone wrong, but everyone in Hogwart's breathed a sigh of relief as Fleur and then Krum were brought out of the maze. While the majority of the school was rooting for Cedric, they were still pleased to know that both of their champions made it farther then the other school's had. But the all around cheer in the air faded as soon as they heard Harry's screams. Something was terribly wrong. All the teachers in the stands ran to the maze. Half of them stayed while the other half came back to deal with the crowd. They wanted everyone to return to their dorm rooms. All they would say is that someone was hurt, but that everyone should remain calm. Dudley and the girls joined the crowd in the march up to the castle. Cho was extremely upset, she didn't know what was going on and wanted to know where Cedric was, Lorn was trying to comfort her. Dudley noticed Harry and Professor Moody heading for the school as well. Dudley left the multitude and made his way to Harry.
"Harry, where's Cedric?" Dudley asked running up to them.
"Don't ask him any questions boy. He's terribly shook up." Moody growled at him.
"He…he…he's gone." Harry said shaking.
"That's enough Harry." Moody said silencing him.
"What happened?" Dudley asked, trotting to keep up with the pace they were making.
"I said no questions!" Moody yelled. "Go back with the other students!"
Dudley hung back, thinking about what Harry had said. He watched the two of them disappear into the castle. Shortly afterward Dumbledore and a few other teachers approached Dudley.
"What are you still doing out here? You should be in the castle with the others." Snape said coldly.
"Professor Dumbledore, sir, is it true? Is Cedric really dead?" Dudley asked stuttering.
"I'm afraid it is true. Now, where did you hear this from?" Dumbledore asked.
"Harry told me. He didn't really get to say much. Professor Moody was rushing him and wouldn't let him say anything.
"Moody?" Professor McGoganall gasped.
"This is very important," Dumbledore said, "where did they go?"
Dudley was so upset and confused that all he could do was point towards the entrance of the castle that Harry and Moody had gone through. He continued to stand there stunned as all of the teachers ran by him up to the castle. He stumbled up to the castle where Cho and Lorn were waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs.
"Well, what happened? Where did you go?" Lorn asked.
"I…I saw Harry, and I went to…to…talk to him." Dudley said now calming down a little.
"Well, what did he say? Does he know where Cedric is?" Lorn asked.
"He…uhh…he said that Cedric's gone?" Dudley said as Lorn and Cho looked at him confusedly. Dudley lowered his head and muttered, "He's dead. Dumbledore said he was too." Cho broke out into tears. They walked up to their house where friends waited anxiously for news. No one was prepared for what Dudley told them and everyone tried to console Cho, who cried herself to sleep.
"Harry, where's Cedric?" Dudley asked running up to them.
"Don't ask him any questions boy. He's terribly shook up." Moody growled at him.
"He…he…he's gone." Harry said shaking.
"That's enough Harry." Moody said silencing him.
"What happened?" Dudley asked, trotting to keep up with the pace they were making.
"I said no questions!" Moody yelled. "Go back with the other students!"
Dudley hung back, thinking about what Harry had said. He watched the two of them disappear into the castle. Shortly afterward Dumbledore and a few other teachers approached Dudley.
"What are you still doing out here? You should be in the castle with the others." Snape said coldly.
"Professor Dumbledore, sir, is it true? Is Cedric really dead?" Dudley asked stuttering.
"I'm afraid it is true. Now, where did you hear this from?" Dumbledore asked.
"Harry told me. He didn't really get to say much. Professor Moody was rushing him and wouldn't let him say anything.
"Moody?" Professor McGoganall gasped.
"This is very important," Dumbledore said, "where did they go?"
Dudley was so upset and confused that all he could do was point towards the entrance of the castle that Harry and Moody had gone through. He continued to stand there stunned as all of the teachers ran by him up to the castle. He stumbled up to the castle where Cho and Lorn were waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs.
"Well, what happened? Where did you go?" Lorn asked.
"I…I saw Harry, and I went to…to…talk to him." Dudley said now calming down a little.
"Well, what did he say? Does he know where Cedric is?" Lorn asked.
"He…uhh…he said that Cedric's gone?" Dudley said as Lorn and Cho looked at him confusedly. Dudley lowered his head and muttered, "He's dead. Dumbledore said he was too." Cho broke out into tears. They walked up to their house where friends waited anxiously for news. No one was prepared for what Dudley told them and everyone tried to console Cho, who cried herself to sleep.