User blog:The Vaudevillain Veteran/Second Chance: Chapter 1

'A/N: This is a Harry Potter and Monster Girl Encyclopedia crossover where Cedric Diggory gets reincarnated into the MGE world after his death in Goblet of Fire. I do not own Harry Potter or MGE.'

Harry and Cedric agreed to grab onto the Triwizard Cup at the same time, which unbeknownst to both of them was actually a Portkey that teleported them to a graveyard.

Harry lowered his wand slightly and glanced sideways at Cedric. Cedric shot him a quizzical look. They both turned back to watch the approaching figure.

It stopped beside a towering marble headstone, only six feet from them. For a second Harry, Cedric and the short figure simply looked at one another.

And then, without warning, Harry`s scar exploded with pain. It was agony such as he had never felt in all his life; his wand slipped from his fingers as he put his hands over his face; his knees buckled; he was on the ground and could see nothing at all; his head was about to split open.

From far away, above his head, he heard a high cold voice say, "Kill the spare."

A swishing noise and a second voice, which screeched the words of the night: "Avada Kedavra!"

A blast of green light blazed through Harry's eyelids, and he heard something heavy fall to the ground beside him; the pain in his scar reached such a pitch that he retched, and then it diminished; terrified of what he was about to see, he opened his stinging eyes.

Cedric was lying spread-eagled on the ground beside him. He was dead.

Some time later:

Cedric was extremely confused right now, a few minutes ago he was competing in the third and final trial of the Triwizard Tournament, was teleported to a graveyard, and saw his chest be struck by the killing curse.

While Cedric was observing this new and peculiar place he was in, a woman appeared before him. She wore long elegant white robes, had waist length blonde hair and atop her head was a halo and on her back were two white wings.

"Hello Cedric, you must be wandering where you are right now, and how you got here. Unfortunately; you are dead, and you are currently in Purgatory. Do not worry though. The Chief God herself has decided that due to your noble heart and your life being ended prematurely, you will be given a second chance." The white winged woman stated.

"Why did this happen to me? What did I do to deserve such a fate? I`ve never wronged anyone." Cedric anxiously asked, finally finding his voice to ask the woman.

"Please calm down Cedric, your death was indeed unexpected but not what you deserved. As I stated earlier the Chief Goddess felt deep sorrow at seeing such a pure soul have his life snatched away from him. You will still possess the same appearance and clothing you had when you died, and will be allocated a Valkyrie who will assist you with your hero training." The woman stated calmly.

"May I be allowed to retain my wand and memories of my past life?" Cedric asked.

"Yes you may." was the woman`s simple response.

The woman then raised her arms in front of her body and Cedric felt his vision become blurry, the same feeling from when he grabbed onto the Triwizard Cup, this intense tornado-esque feeling finally ended when he saw in front of him a large metal gate.

"This is Lescatie Cedric, one of the last sanctuaries and strongholds of humanity against the monsters." A woman`s voice said, startling Cedric.

"My apologies ma`am but what is your name?" Cedric asked perplexed.

"Aldana" was the woman`s response.

"VALKYRIE! OPEN THE GATES!" A voice cried out and the metal gates opened with a loud screech.

Cedric was taken aback by this Lescatie place. The area where he was was littered by decrepit hovels, and the people wore old and dirty clothes. A small crowd almost immediately surrounded Cedric and Aldana, despite it still being early morning.

"Who is he?" a woman asked.

"Don`t know, could he a be another hero sent by the Chief God?" another civilian asked.

"Good people of Lescatie, this young man here is indeed a hero who was blessed by the Chief God. I ask kindly of you to please Cedric alone." Aldana commanded the crowd.

Cedric and Aldana made their way to the upper class area of Lescatie, the previous eyesore now replaced with beautiful pristine buildings. The duo continued walking until they eventually arrived in front of a Castle.

"Since today is Sunday, you are hereby allowed a day off to relax and dine with the Royal Family. However, tomorrow morning your training will begin, and please change your clothing Cedric, you cannot present yourself to the King and Queen of Lescatie wearing those tattered clothes." Aldana scolded.

Cedric had only now just realised he was still wearing his yellow and black Tournament clothes. He looked at it and realised Aldana was right, they were still torn and dirty from his time in the maze.

Cedric excused himself, and told one of the guards that he was a hero of the Order and that he needed directions to the bathroom.

"Of course Sir Cedric, right this way!" the guard said merilly, as he guided Cedric to the restroom and handed him his new clothes.

Cedric tried on his new clothes after he finished washing himself, he was impressed by what he saw in the body size mirror, simple yet elegant black and white robes that reminded him of the same outfit he wore at the Yule Ball.

This all still seemed unreal to Cedric, a few hours ago he was in a graveyard and now he was about to have breakfast with royals. Then he remembered his friends and family; that sinking feeling that they didn`t know he was still alive and most likely will never see them again made tears swell up in his eyes.

"SIR CEDRIC! SIR CEDRIC!" one of the knights called out to him.

Cedric wiped his tears with his forearm and exited the room, the knight waiting for him outside.

"What is the matter?" Cedric asked nonchalantly.

"The Royal Family are currently waiting for you." The knight said in an over the top voice.

"Alright then, lead the way." Cedric said.

Cedric arrived at what he presumed was the dining room and a long table with 12 chairs, 6 currently occupied.

"Good morning everyone, my name is Cedric Diggory and it is an honour to meet you all." Cedric stated as he sat in one of the unoccupied chairs.

"Good morning to you too Cedric, I am King Castor and I sincerely apologise about those peasants bothering you earlier, they are simply lowly scum who give Lescatie a bad name." the King stated.

Cedric just met the King and he already didn`t like him, this man`s arrogance and superiority complex reminded him too much of Lucius Malfoy. He prayed that the rest of the Royal Family weren`t as arrogant.

Five awkwardly silent minutes passed and Cedric was simply observing the people around him whilst eating. Sitting opposite of him was a girl who looked about his age with long purple hair that curled. Cedric could tell from her demeanor that she didn`t have much, if any, friends.

"So where do you come from Cedric?" A woman he assumed was one of the Princesses asked him.

"I hail from a small town not too far from here, I was selected as a hero by the Chief God due to me being a wizard with a lot of potential." Cedric answered, slightly lying about his origins.

"A wizard you say? I`ve heard many stories about their powers, if you are on our side then those monsters surely won`t stand a chance against the holy might that is Lescatie." The King announced.

The day passed by rather uneventfully afterwards, Cedric was suprised that not only was this placed ruled by muggles, they worked and lived together with wizards and witches. The King offered a neat little collage for Cedric to reside in the upper class district. Nobles would consider this cottage small, but to Cedric it was just perfect, he looked insides the cupboards and found a small book and pen inside.

Since he was stuck here Cedric decided he would use this book as a diary and began writing his first entry,

Sunday 25 June 1995

'Today was a very peculiar day for me to put it simply, approximately 24 hours ago I was competing in the Triwizard Tournament representing Hogwarts alongside Harry Potter. Everything however started taking an unexpected turn when he and I both agreed to grab the Triwizard Cup at the same time and it subsequently teleported us to a misty graveyard. I saw a hooded figure in the distance and when I asked this person to identify themselves, I was struck by the killing curse. Next I was in some white void that I assume was the Afterlife and was told by an Angel that I would be given a second chance at life by this "Chief God". I then arrived at a muggle city named Lescatie alongside Aldana my Valkyrie companion, I was greeted by a crowd and ushered to the city`s castle where I was allowed to clean myself and given new robes. From my first encounter with this King he reminds me of those Pure Blood supremacists back home that thought they were better than everyone else due to their heritage. After breakfast there were celebrations and I was even invited to this church where this blue haired nun said prayers of worship. As a gift the King gave this cottage and right now it is evening, I look forward to my training tomorrow morning as a "hero"'

Exhausted from today's ordeal Cedric closed his diary and went inside his bed, with sleep overtaking him shortly.