Cedric Diggory

## Overview

Cedric Diggory [Titled: The Third Noble of His Imperial Majesty The Emperor, Cedric Diggory] is a major character of 'Intimacy'.

Cedric joined the Emperor's Harem on the 14th of July, 1994 at the age of 17. Currently, he is 22.

As of December 1999, he holds the rank of Third Noble, and is the thirteenth ranked member of the harem.

## The Harem [1994 - Present Day]

### 1994 - 1996

14th July 1994 - Cedric joins the Harem, aged 17. He is ranked as a FIrst - Class Attendant.

### 1997

16th July 1997 - Meets new concubine Harry Potter - Black,the then Seventh Noble, for the first time in the Palace of Noble Handsomeness and invited him to lunch.Harry asks him about the various alliances and groups in the Harem,to which Cedric complies.He also narrates a funny anecdote of Prince Alexus.He continues chatting until dinner before an exasperated Harry convinced him they should part ways for the day.Cedric promised to make these meetings a daily occurence.

17th July 1997 - Cedric is inviteed to tea with Consort Isla Laurier and apologetically calls off the meeting with Harry,much to Harry's secret relief

19th July 1997 - Cedric invites Harry for tea after the morning meeting with Nobles Pippa Macmillan and Emma Vanity.He spends the meeting singing Consort Isla and then Concubine Penny Haywood's praises.

31st July 1997 - Cedric is one of the few Harem members who bother to send Harry gifts for his birthday along with Attendant Dahlia Malfoy, Luna Lovegood and a few other attendants.

1st August 1997 - Demoted to Seventh Noble from Sixth Noble due to the promotion of Noble Pippa Macmillan and then Noble Harry Potter -Black.

9th August 1997 - Cedric invites Harry for lunch with then Noble Jasmine Lafington and informs that there was no rule which stated that Consort Bellatrix Lestrange had to be informed if he slept with The Emperor and warns him about the cruelty of Consort Bellatrix, Concubine Rakepick and Concubine Carrow.The meeting is interrupted by Concubine Regulus Black,who wishes to speak to Harry alone.

5th October 1997 - Meets with Harry for morning tea,in which he informs Harry that it was the Seventh anniversary of Late Noble Consort Evangeline's death and The Emperor wanted to be left alone to mourn.He confirmed that Bellatrix tried to ignore his request and asked him to be with her and was turned down.

27th October 1997 - Cedric's 20th birthday was celebrated along with Harry,some concubines and all the Attendants.He boldly announces that The Emperor had agreed to spend the night with him and boasts that he might conceive.He actually doesn't conceive.

1st November 1997 - Bellatrix publicly comments that sleeping with The Emperor hadn't been enough to raise Cedric's rank.Cedric, angry vents to Harry about it later and reveals that he had allied with Consort Isla.He also hopes that Harry might one day have the power to stand up to Bellatrix.

### 1998

2nd February 1998 - Promoted to Sixth Noble by default due to the demotion of Erin Witt to Seventh Noble for hiding her pregnancy.

25th April 1998 - Cedric informs Harry that they were expected to pray for the health of mother and baby only for a Concubine or Consort's child.

27th June 1998 - Meets Twelfth Princess Delphina while sending the Royal Children to Hogwarts.

1st August 1998 - Promoted to Fifth Noble by default due to the promotion of Cordelia Rosenberg to the rank of Concubine.

1st October 1998 -Promoted to Fourth Noble by default due to the promotion of Harry Potter - Black to the rank of Concubine. Congratulates Harry on his promotion with Erin and Jasmine.

3rd October 1998- Cedric Erin and Jasmine invite Harry to tea after the news of his promotion. They gossip about his and the Emperor's supposed 'whirlwind romance'.

27th October 1998- Sleeps with The Emperor for his 21st birthday but doesn't conceive.

2nd November 1998 - Reprimanded by Bellatrix for failing to inform her that he had spent the night with The Emperor.Consort Penny Haywood comes to his rescue.

### 1999

1st February 1999 - Promoted to Third Noble by default due to the promotion of Jasmine Lafington to the rank of Concubine.

1st August 1999 - Cedric reflects on his time in the Harem when called to pray for Harry and his child's health while he is in labour. He ruminates on his loneliness and jealousy as Harry, who was once lower ranked than him, has climbed up the ranks to become a Concubine and now even has a child.