<div class="floatleft">(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fTaQWPNYnoA/VM5BE0OL7dI/AAAAAAAAG3I/aLL4bnz-rMQ/s1600/John%2BKrasinski.png)</div><div class="floatright">(https://cdn1.thehunt.com/app/public/system/zine_images/7703123/original/98dfe71987908abee6ba6813c67f80fb.png)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Tim Ede (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14857601#msg14857601)<br/><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Hufflepuff | 2nd Year<br/><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half-Blood<br/><strong>WAND:</strong> Vine wood | Dragon Heartstring Core | 10"<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong> Hufflepuff sweater vest, dress pants, shoes and dress shirt and stuff<br/><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Friday, November 1st, 08:09 (or thereabouts)<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Seated at a table with other first and second year Hufflepuffs.  Mostly second years that were social pariahs and some "cool" first years. (Cool for Hufflepuff)<br/><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Rampant speculation, shit-talking and the stern belief that some people are just "tellin' it like it is"...which is most likely way wrong<br/><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong>  Teenage Dirtbag  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3y9llDXuM)<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Hufflepuffs in the vicinty</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><hr/><br/><hr/><br/><br/>Tim's eyebrows lifted in surprise, very much in unison with gasps and cries of surprise and disappointment as the Goblet of Fire had been revealed.  There was a cascade of whispered and whisper-shouted speculation and questions.  Tim's brow proceeded to furrow as he listened to the Minister of Magic's announcement before finally looking to the other Hufflepuffs near to him as the Minister concluded her announcement.<br/><br/>Tim shrugged slightly before speaking.<br/><br/>"Well...I for one am relieved." , he was met with a few incredulous looks nearby and Tim countered with a wry smile.  "What?  Like all of you couldn't wait to cheer for Dior Darley?"  It was his turn to offer an incredulous look to his peers. "She's the poster-child for the time when Death-Eaters were openly walking about the halls and Avada Kedavering students.  She's a Voldemortian concubine!  We were supposed to feel good about cheering for her?"<br/><br/>One of the Hufflepuffs leaned slightly towards Tim and spoke quietly...<br/><br/>"...avada kedavra...ing"<br/><br/>"That's basically what I said...basically." , Tim shook his head slightly to get back to his point.  "Listen.  We're all gold and black here.  I feel safe to broad brush it when I say that all of us desperately wanted a Hufflepuff to be selected all so that we can get out from under the shadow of Cedric Diggory.  I also feel safe to say that where we all wanted the Hogwarts champion to be a Hufflepuff none of us actually wanted to be THE champion...because of Cedric Diggory.  That guy was the best of us and he got killed...dead.  Sure, sure...Potter wasn't killed because he's the chosen one or whatever  but everyone is wondering what would have happened if it hadn't been Diggory?  What if it had been someone else from another House?  Now maybe Cedric was the very best that Hogwarts had to offer and Voldemort would have murdered anyone but what if the Goblet choose him not because he was the best but because...well...whatever reason the Goblet or whomever controls the Goblet had for sacrificing him to Voldemort.  You're telling me that Dior Darley is the very best that Hogwarts has to offer out of all the students here?" , some were nodding...some were scowling.<br/><br/>"Cedric Diggory was a hero and you shouldn't talk about him that way."<br/><br/>Tim gave the Hufflepuff a skeptical look.<br/><br/>"I'm sure Diggory was a nice guy and one of the good guys but he was no hero.  At best he was a champion for the Tri-Wizard Tournament and was unjustly killed.  At worst, he was an unlucky pawn."<br/><br/>"You're just being cruel.  I know you hate all this pure blood stuff and all the things with Voldemort but you shouldn't talk like that about Cedric."<br/><br/>Tim was on a bit of a roll however and it was easier to cover up his disappointment any maybe a bit of fear regarding who or what could or would destroy the Goblet of Fire.<br/><br/>"I'm just talking about the guy.  I'd rather Hufflepuff be known for more than just "that house that had the kid what was killed by Voldemort".  The only time Cedric gets mentioned is for dying.  Not for what he did to become the champion."<br/><br/>Tim shrugged again and spoke in a firmer tone.<br/><br/>"I'm glad this isn't happening.  Let the schools have a quidditch tournament against one another.  At least that way you know the people participating have earned it and they're not part of some agenda.  Dior Darley certainly doesn't need the publicity."<br/><br/>"You wouldn't have cheered for Dior?"<br/><br/>Tim laughed once and spoke in return.<br/><br/>"No, definitely not.  I could have at least cheered for Victoria Delestrac because she's gorgeous AND nice. "  Tim shrugged again.  "At least from what I've heard."<br/><br/>"I heard Dior Darley turned a student into a newt!"<br/><br/>That received a doubtful look from Tim as well as the other students nearby.<br/><br/>"...well they got better!"<br/><br/>Tim shook his head, dismissing the nearby student only to look at the others at the table.  "The Tri-Wizard Tournament is a construct from a worse time and it represents a less informed, less enlightened era.  We need to move forward with new ways to get people involved and engaged with one another. Otherwise we are no better than the people who allowed Voldemort to get into power and no better than the muggles and what they are struggling with."