Harry Freaking Potter

Secondary students: Gryffindor Dean & Seamus, Lavender & Parvati, Lee, Cormac, Colin

cedric diggory tried to call a rematch for a game he won bc harry fell off his broom bc of dementors and he didn’t think that was fair

cedric diggory was the first one to congratulate harry on geting the firebolt

cedric diggory defended harry when his dad bragged about ced winning said game

cedric diggory had a unicorn hair wand core which is know for literally being the least likely to turn to the dark arts

cedric diggory’s wand was made from ash

“The ideal owner (of an ash wand) may be stubborn, and will certainly be courageous, but never crass or arrogant.” (x)

The ash tree symbolises sacrifice, sensitivity, and higher awareness. Likewise, the wand wood should reflect Cedric’s sacrifice of his life, and his sensitivity to Harry’s welfare by helping Harry figure out the clue to the Second Task. (x)

The ash tree’s characteristics resemble the ones of Cedric: open-minded, tolerant, social. (x)

cedric diggory told the hufflepuffs to stop bulling harry 

One side of Cedric’s face was covered in a thick orange paste, which was presumably mending his burn. He grinned at Harry when he saw him. “Good one, Harry.” “And you,” said Harry, grinning back.

cedric diggory told harry about the egg because it was what was fair

cedric diggory smiled at harry before the first task

cedric diggory warned harry that krum and fluer were catching up during the second task

cedric diggory told harry to ignore amos when he was pissed that harry was getting all the triwizard glory 

cedric diggory was crucio-ed by krum during the third task but still sent up red sparks so that krum wouldn’t be attacked by anything in the maze while stupefy-ed

cedric diggory told harry to take the cup

cedric diggory argued with harry james potter for 41 lines about how harry should take the cup

cedric diggory helped a limping harry walk to the triwizard cup by holding him up so they could share fucking eternal glory together

cedric digorry died with his wand out ready to fight along side harry

cedric diggory’s last wish was for harry to take his body back to his family

“I liked Diggory,” said Krum abruptly to Harry. “He vos alvays polite to me. Alvays. Even though I vos from Durmstrang.’

a boy who was good, and kind, and brave

Remus and Tonks ☾

Hagrid was expelled as a 3rd year. He was born in 1928, and Riddle was born 1926. So Riddle was a 5th year prefect,

Hagrid doesn’t seem like he was particularly good at any branch of magic other than Care of Magical Creatures, so how would the two know each other? Hagrid is 2 years younger than Tom, so how would they have known each other well enough for Hagrid to call him ‘Tom,’ not Riddle?

Now, the prefects are some of the only people the oblivious Harry Potter recognizes from other Houses, other than Quidditch players. And yet we’ve never heard about prefects from other Houses coming in to discipline Gryffindor students. Hell we’ve never heard about people from other houses in the Gryffindor common room period. You really think that Tom Riddle would know enough about a 3rd year Gryffindor nobody, someone who isn’t even his year?

Not to mention this is when the Chamber of Secrets is open, a girl was killed. You think Gryffindor is going to let a powerful Slytherin traipse around their tower, when tensions are running high after being terrified all year? No.

But you know what’s much more plausible? Hagrid was a Slytherin.

Whereas it wouldn’t make any sense to be friends with a young Gryiffindor, young Slytherins are Tom’s responsibility. Tom knowing, and being able to access a 3rd year Slytherin’s dormitory–how he knew Hagrid well enough to know about Arigog, and where he’s kept– makes much more sense. Not to mention they are looking for the heir of Slytherin. Guess what hint hint they’re probably looking at a Slytherin to be accountable for Myrtle’s murder. Not a Gryffindor.

The only reason suspicion fell on Harry was because he could literally talk to snakes, and people who didn’t know enough about what happened in the past made the obvious leap “Slytherin’s monster=Snake; harry can talk to snakes=Harry’s the heir of Slytherin.”

And damn, it makes sense that Hagrid’s a Slytherin. If there’s anyone who’s a true friend to Harry it’s Hagrid, the man who tried to make sure Harry had everything he ever needed (I still get emotional thinking about Hagrid making that scrapbook for Harry. @Dumbledore maybe Harry wouldn’t have been so enraptured by the Mirror of Erised if he actually had a damn photo of his parents).

And it makes perfect sense for Hagrid to be prejudiced against Slytherin. These are the people who threw him away, who got him kicked out of Hogwarts, who would have taken away his home if Dumbledore hadn’t allowed him to stay on as groundskeeper. And yeah don’t get me wrong Hagrid definitely has morals but he’s like the definition of Slytherin loyalty, he’d do anything for the people he cares about. Just think of him hiding Gawp in the Forbidden Forrest. It’s not safe or wise or brave, he keeps that knowledge from even Dumbledore (Dumbledore, who he believes in not because of his ideals or what he stands for but because he is Dumbledore, someone Hagrid is loyal to).

But this is his brother, who is going to get hurt if he stays with the other giants. Think of how Hagrid loves Harry–now, think of Narcissa Malfoy, willing to do anything if it meant the chance her son was alive, even defy Voldemort and go against what her family had been working towards for decades. Hagrid is such a Slytherin parent.