Cedric lives!

[timelordsimone]

Presuming Cedric lives...

Would people be less inclined to believe that Voldemort has returned?

I mean, Cedric's corpse provides at least a little support to Harry's story.

Comments

[nagi_schwarz]

It depends on how Cedric survived. If he never went to the graveyard at all, then people would be disinclined to believe Harry, who by this point probably seems like an attention-seeking, troubled youth. On the other hand, if Cedric survives the trip to the graveyard, he can tell his own side of the story, and I reckon he'd make a pretty credible witness and perhaps even help Harry's story.

[rotaryphones]

As Nagi said, it depends. If Cedric never went to graveyard, I think Cedric might have a difficult time believing him. Maybe he would think something happened that, coupled with the trauma they both went through in the maze, finally made Harry crack. I mean, if I were a student, I sure as hell would think up any excuse I possibly could for Voldemort not returning

[wirrrn]

No, because them Cedric could get behind Harr...um... lend him a hand...no... come clean with Harr... be a second witness! *g*

[peppermintjam]

omg! I love your icon! It made me laugh! XD

[meepalicious]

*snerk*

/has nothing constructive to add to the conversation

[peppermintjam]

True dat yo. I never thought of that! I can definetly see people not believing Harry if Cedric's body wasn't proof. That's so sad though!

[masterofmystery]

Less people that what, the five who originally believed Harry to begin with, corpse or otherwise? Perhaps the lack of Cedric's body would have left people more sceptical, but Harry had to prove it to Dumbledore, who would have believed Harry either way (plus Snape's Dark Mark going off would have been a giveaway, given that Voldemort did summon Snape there and Snape chose to wait a couple of hours), so I don't know how much it would have affected things on a grander scale (like getting the Order back and still having issues with the Ministry