comforting him Chapter 3, a harry potter fanfic

This is the last chapter of this story, as it is Cedric's funeral. The song I'm using is called "Heaven got another angel" by Gordon True.

The following morning I woke up early, Draco was still asleep next to me, and i at the sight of his beautiful sleeping body. I was nervous for today, everyone would say their final goodbye's to Cedric at the funeral and I wasn't sure if I could stand all those people crying. What if they blamed me for his death? If I hadn't insisted on us grabbing the trophy at the same time, he would be alive. If I had warned him earlier for wormtail, he would be alive. Could his death be truly my fault? I pushed the thought away, but the feeling would not quite leave me. I closed my eyes again, trying to get some more sleep.

The next time I woke up, it was because of Draco, he told me I needed to get ready, so we could leave for the funeral. Reluctantly I got up, and made myself ready. Draco had bought me the outfit I wore, and it was beautiful, yet fitting for something like this. I wore a simple black shirt and jeans under my robes, which were black, with red stitches. And a beautiful warm, black cloak. I was glad Draco would be at the funeral too, as I knew I wouldn't be able to do this without him by my side. We walked to the fireplace in the Gryffindor common room, and flooed, together, to the cemetery.

We were one of the first to be there, except Cedric's parents. Mrs. Diggory looked like she hadn't slept in days, and spent all the time crying, which was probably true. Mr. Diggory wasn't much better, but he seemed to stay strong as his wife needed him right now. Draco grabbed my hand and squished it softly, it made me a little less nervous.

When we had both sat down on the assigned chairs, which were both on the front row. I looked at the door that lead to the room in which Cedric's coffin lay, I wanted to see him one more time, and was glad it would be here soon. Before I was actually ready for it, Mr. Diggory walked to the front of the cemetery, his sad eyes looking at all of us. He started talking and everyone could hear the pain in his voice. "We are here today, so we can all say our goodbyes to Cedric Diggory, a wonderful young man, who we will all remember with the glory he deserves. " He continued speaking, and I listened to the beautiful words he said.

After a lot of people had spoken, I was called, I was planning on telling how Cedric had died, and than sing my goodbye to him. I looked at everyone in the cemetery, there were a lot people, most of them I didn't even know. "Cedric was amazing, always smiling, and he was there for me whenever I needed someone to talk to, no matter what I told him, I knew that he would never judge me. That night during the final task, we worked together in the last part of the maze, and saved each other. We agreed to touch the trophy together, so we could both win, as friends. The trophy turned out to be a portkey, and before we knew it we landed on a graveyard, near to the grave of Tom Riddle. We were both confused and first we thought it was a second part of the task, to see which one of us should win. But then Peter Pettigrew came, in his arms the remaining of He Who Must Not Be Named." I thought it wouldn't be smart to use his name right now. "You Know Who ordered Peter to 'Kill the spare.' And, before I realized what it meant, there was a bright green light, a scream, and a body floating through the air." I took a deep breath "I will forever be sorry I couldn't save Cedric, but I hope he will forgive me for it."

Everyone was silent, they knew some part of the story, but not everything of it.

The music started, and behind me there were flashes of memories of Cedric, I focused on the music, and started to sing.

"The roses aren't as pretty
The sun isn't quite as high
The birds don't sing as sweet of a lullaby
The stars are a little bit faded
The clouds are just a little more gray
And it feels like things won't ever be the same"

There were tears forming in my eyes as I watched all the sad faces.

"Heaven got another angel the night you left this world behind
Heaven got a little better the day that it took you away from me
I'm missing you tonight
I'll see you again sometime
For now, I'll close my eyes
And dream of heaven tonight"

I didn't even notice I was crying, for all I could look at were Cedric's parents. Mrs. Diggory seemed broken, and her husband wasn't better. Cedric's death had of course affected them much more than it did to me, he was one of my best friends, but he was their only son. The little boy they loved so much, and wanted to protect in every possible way, and now he was gone.

"The beaches aren't as lovely
The sky isn't quite as blue
Still, they're sweetened by the memory of you
The rain is a little bit colder
The fire is never quite as warm
Still, it seems that heaven isn't all that far

Heaven got another angel the night you left this world behind
Heaven got a little better the day that it took you away from me
I'm missing you tonight
I'll see you again sometime
For now, I'll close my eyes
And dream of heaven tonight"

I started wondering, would these people blame me for Cedric's death? Would they think I could have done something to prevent it? I hoped they didn't, but even I kind of blamed myself, why wouldn't they?

"I'm spending a little more time now with the things that mean a little bit more
I'm noticing the wonders of this world
I love with a little more hope now
I live with a little more peace
Cause I understand how precious life can be"

The pain I felt became almost unbearable, and it didn't help that behind we was shown how happy Cedric had looked at the night he was chosen as champion for Hogwarts. I forced myself to go on, as the song was almost finished.

After the song was finished, everyone in the cemetery was crying, not being able to stand looking at their faces, I turned around to the coffin. There was Cedric, he was still as beautiful as he was when he lived, but the light that seemed to be always there in his eyes, was gone. As I was the last person to speak, a lot of people stood up, as the burying would happen for family only. I felt Draco's familiar arms around me, and turned around to bury myself in his chest. He didn't say anything, knowing nothing he would say could make feel better right now. Holding his right arm around me, he slowly made me move away from the coffin, we said our goodbyes to Mrs. And Mr. Diggory, and went back to Hogwarts. Where he sat down on a couch, pulling me into his lap. The rest of the people in the common room knew to leave us alone, and I cried into his chest, making his robes all wet. He stroked his hand through my hair, saying

"It will be all right Harry, that's a promise. "

So this was it. I'm sorry I didn't write the whole speech of Mr. Diggory, but as I have never lost a loved one in my life, of which I'm glad of course, I couldn't write about it that well, as I don't know how it feels. I felt like I had to it perfect, or not doing it at all.