MOSTLY CEDRIC (may have a pairing, but romance isn't the focus of the story)

"Brilliant Lights" by Anitsocial 47
Luna wakes Cedric to take him to see something special. (preHogwarts)  I like this mostly because it indulges my fancy for the idea that Cedric and Luna were friends growing up, as both lived near each other and were only children.

"False Hope" by Idea of Sarcasm
A father's desperate desire to speak to his son again results in a surprise from the Room of Requirement.  But is he real?  Hermione issues a warning; Cedric doesn't listen.

"Five Ways Cedric Diggory Doesn't Die" by S. Thanatos
In the fandom tradition of the "five ___" that didn't canonically happen fic explorations, Thanatos explores alternatives.

"In the Country of Last Things" by Eudaimon
Possibly one of my favorite general stories about Cedric.  Canon Cedric/Cho is there, but it's about him.  The final line is a beautiful killer.  In her notes, she says, "I wrote the line 'And the sky went out for Cedric Diggory' and saved it to my mobile phone the first time that I saw Goblet of Fire.  This entire fic came out of that one line."  Stunning.

"The Spare (a theme and variations)" by Cedar
Written from Cedric's pov of his experiences during the Tournament.  One of the better such internal examinations that was done about him (imo).

"Such a Good Boy" and "Such a Good Boy Remix" by Shaggydogstail
My dislike for teacher-student romanticized love stories is fairly well-known.  This is not of that type, which is why it's here under "mostly Cedric" not anywhere below.  It's about a student's crush on his teacher and his rather amusing attempts to get her attention by misbehaving in class.  The problem?  He's not very good at misbehaving.  Aside from McGonagall's rather startled (and no doubt flattered) response at the end, it's all unrequited and more about one of the more common experiences of one's teen years than about illicit behavior.  The remix (by the same author) shows McGonagall's POV and the opposite problem: when a teacher finds herself a little too attracted to a student.  Again, this happens.  It's stepping over the line that's the issue, and the adult's job to maintain that line.  McGonagall does.  I didn't like it as much because I thought it made McGonagall too silly, but the original is quite cute.

"What is Right and What is Easy" by Hackthis
Technically, this is Cedric/Viktor slash, with additional canon Cedric/Cho.  But I'm putting it here because it's really an exploration of Cedric.  In her notes, she says, "When I first started writing this story, I thought my biggest problems would be Viktor's dialogue and getting Viktor and Cedric together, but as I began writing, I realized that my biggest challenge was figuring out who Cedric Diggory was, and what he stood for, and what it means to be a Hufflepuff."  And pairings aside, that's exactly what this story is about.

"What You Can" by Roz McClure
A somewhat amusing look at things Cedric isn't allowed to do, and how he's a normal boy, but with a kick at the end.  Canon Cedric/Cho.  The Cedric here might be a bit OOC, but we know so little about him, I'm willing to roll with it as it's well done.

The Diggory Papers by Machiavelli Jr.
I'm putting this at the end for two reasons.  First, it's Cedric as you've never imagined him.  Second, it's Cedric as I'd rather not think of him.  Hee.  BUT, that said, it's actually pretty well done, ergo, it's wroth including.  This could be called wildly OOC ... except that's the point of the story.  The summary says: 'GoF in the words of Cedric Diggory as you've never seen him before. Nobody's hero and nobody's fool.'  If the reader can bear the idea of a not-very-heroic (and quite sarcastic) Cedric, this is worth looking into.

CEDRIC/HERMIONE (perhaps the largest opposite-sex pairing for Cedric)

The Boy Who Died by Koalathebear
This little novella is one of the first and best known of the stories featuring Cedric and Hermione, hence I'm listing it at the top and apart from others by Koala linked below.  It deserves its own entry.  Koala nearly single-handedly created a subfandom with this story.  As the title suggests, it follows canon, so Cedric dies, yes, but anyone interested in C/Hr should read this story.  She's done several other C/Hr stories that are either AU or follow canon.  See below.

Always the Bridesmaid, "Green Toothbrush" & "Appreciating Beauty" by Inell
The novella listed first is another key entry in the C/Hr subfandom in terms of fandom development, but Inell is known for writing a huge variety of pairings.  She has several stories that are C/Hr, so one can simply check the C/Hr page on her archive.  I've listed above some of my personal favorites or the better known.

"Behind Schedule" & For Our Alotted Time by Flora Hart
The first is a short little piece about being late, and how they got that way.  But the real masterpiece here is the second one, a full-scale novella.  Written for me for the 2007 spring smut exchange, this was so much more than I'd expected.  It's long on plot -- a mystery even!   Cedric survived the maze, but now ten years later, odd things begin to happen.  Harry is having memories of events that never occurred, including Cedric's death, and Cedric begins to suffer strange magical maladies.  He seeks the help of time specialist Hermione Granger of the Department of Mysteries.

"Brawl & Consequences" by KayCee
On the night of the Yule Ball, what if Ron had confronted Viktor?  Cedric takes advantage of Viktor and Ron's distraction to steal away the girl.  Very Gamma Male of him.

"Cloaked Business" by Join the Conga
Hermione gives an injured Cedric a hand reaching books in the library.  He enjoys the glimpse of bare legs.

"Conniving" by SciFi Chick
Cedric Diggory is dead, but he isn't dead.  A rather amusing little story about how Cedric was brought back to life by Hermione, with a charming, pushy, self-confident and occasionally lewd Cedric who enjoys tweaking her.  (Requires one to become a member to access the archive; fairly easy to do, but be aware.)

"Dreamcatcher" by Ishibishispider
Hermione deals with the loss of Cedric.  What's really nice about this one, for me, is the presence of Hermione's Muggle life.  It's very sad, but in one of those good ways.  A dreamcatcher results in some dreams that aren't dreams.

"Does My Face Ring Any Bells?" by (author not revealed yet)
Hermione asks Cedric that, only for Cedric to realize the last time he'd seen her, things had ended a bit embarrasingly.  They try again, with more success.

"Flying Lessons," "Soap Bubbles," & "Out of Her Tree" by Koalathebear
The full, ordered list of Koala's C/Hr fiction can be found HERE, but above are 3 of my favorite stand-alones.  The first involves Hermione in need of remedial flying lessons; Cedric is her personal tutor.  The second involves what might have happened if Hermione had gone to solve the egg puzzle rather than Harry, and found Cedric in the bath (despite the situation, isn't not erotica).  The third is a series of three ficlets about Cedric, Hermione and a tree that influenced my own notion that Cedric loves climbing.  But if you like C/Hr?  Just go to Koala's page and systematically make your way through all her stories.

"In the Library" by Amandea
Cute little one-shot of Cedric coming to Hermione's rescue in the library when Draco is harrassing her.  Not really a romance in the usual sense, but they share a brief kiss at the end.

"Making Excuses" by Silver Natasha
Written for a Smuttyfic exchange, this finds a grown-up Cedric and Hermione working in the same office.  Cedric is stubborn.  Hermione finds a way to make him jealous and get him alone in a cupboard (closet).

"Quintessential" by Mausolea
A largely reflective story, which is normally hard to pull off but works here.  Hermione gave Cedric a very brief note after the second task that said only, "Thank you."  Cedric puzzles over it.

"States of Emergency" by Rozarka
Rozarka is well known for her lovely Viktor-Hermione stories and her lyrical prose never ceases to amaze, whatever the pairing.  This one was just charming.  Also, I admit to being fascinated by reporter Hermione and editor Cedric, which makes a lot of sense to me.  I'd also like to mention "The Girl Who Got Away" for the Cedric-Viktor friendship.  The latter involves Cedric/Hermione, Viktor/Hermione and Ron/Hermione.  (And if this page may be All About Cedric, if you love Viktor, don't miss Rozarka's Viktor/Hermione stories.)

"Wake up" by Midnight Writer
Done for the SummerSmut challenge for Idea of Sarcasm, this is a cute little Living!Cedric AU that takes place some years after the war with Voldemort is over.  In it, both Ron and Cho have fallen, so when Cedric wakes from a coma, he finds Harry and Hermione with him and the three of them develop a friendship.  Eventually, he and Hermione learn to move past their personal losses.

"Wildcat" by Alp Crim
What the author calls an "intense shag" -- in the prefects bathroom.  To be honest, I think Hermione is a bit OOC here, but part of the point of the story is that she isn't what Cedric's expecting, so it's arguable that's intentional, not an inability to get her character right (and sometimes people are different in sex than we expect).  It's mostly smut, but fairly well-written smut that's not drowning in clichés, which is why it's here.

CEDRIC/HARRY (probably the largest slash pairing for Cedric)

"[All Men] Reach and Fall" by Tarie
As it's canon, Cedric dies and this contains later Harry/Draco, which isn't usually my cup of tea, but it's very well done.  A look at Cedric "tethered" still to the land of the living.

"Awakening" by Nahara
Long short in which Cedric survived because Wormtail didn't mean his A.K. enough.  he wound up locked in a coma for years instead.  Everything isn't roses when he wakes, but he learns he's had one consistent visitor besides his parents.

"Change of Heart" by Fed Up Fiction
Cedric is engaged but isn't happy.  After a meeting in the Three Broomsticks with Harry Potter, he has to make a choice that he hopes he has the courage for.

"Compound" by Dented Sky
What does it costs to hide who you really are?

Eternal Glory by Romaine24
A novella that takes an unusual Ghost!Cedric tact.  Although it does involve some "blood play" -- which is normally not my thing -- it's interestingly done, and neither a tragedy nor BDSM.  I quite liked it. (The link goes to the story on an archive and will contain an NC-17 warning pop-up.)

"Everything You Want" by Rhysenn (Iscaris)
A lovely story that doesn't feminize either boy, and allows Cedric to be ambitious without being obnoxious.  She also did the better-known novella A Season in December, but I think I like this short piece best.

"Force of Will" & "Change of Heart" by Rotaryphones
Cedric, not Krum, is Imperiused, and so the Third Task turns out differently.  Unexpected kissing is involved, and the boys must then try to figure out just what that meant.  Their confusion, uncertainty and discovery is handled very realistically.  Rotaryphones has written a number of lovely pieces, not all of which involve Cedric but there are a few others not listed here.  The list.  See below of a separate entry, too (Terra Firma).

"Four Ways in which Cedric Diggory Didn't Fall in Love with Harry Potter" by Santa Nina de los Cuchuflis
In the "mutiple AU takes" motif popular in fanfic, this story lays out four possible ways Cedric might have developed feelings for Harry.

"Friendship" by Claire
Cedric/Cho, Cho/Katie, Cedric/Harry
This lovely story is actually focused on CHO, exploring her grief, and confusion about what she should feel after Cedric's death.  Here, Cho is attracted to Katie and Cedric to Harry, but Cedric and Cho are close friends -- and eventually more.  Cho's confusion about these relationships -- those that are socially acceptable and those that aren't -- is sensitively explored.

"Games Almost Played" by Copperbadge (Sam Storyteller)
It seems that virtually everyone in the HP fandom has heard of Stealing Harry and sequels.  I hadn't realized that Copperbadge had written a Cedric/Harry story, even if it's only one part of three explorations of the Triwizard Tournament.  This story also has implied Sirius/Remus, although the more graphic rating relates to the Harry/Cedric sections.

"Get a Clue" by Emma Grant
A cute and humorous little story about Cedric, Harry, a tree and a first kiss.  The link goes to her journal which includes a link to the image that inspired the story.

"The Ghost of Yesterday" by football girl
Using the mysterious Veil to get Sirius back is a fairly common trope in fanfic; using it to get Cedric back isn't as common.  But what I liked best about this story is that it addresses the trauma for Cedric of coming back to life five years after he died, when everybody who knew him is either dead in the war or has moved on.

The Erised Series by Niya
Niya keeps the lovely Harry/Cedric site Bittersweet Symphony.  Here, she's begun a wonderful series from Cedric's point-of-view.  It starts with the first story, in which Harry catches Cedric in flagrante delicto, and both boys begin thinking confusing thoughts.  As each of the stories is complete in itself, I've gone ahead and listed it even though the entire series is still in process. (Link has been updated to go to a page that has all the stories in order.)

He Sends Bubbles by AHS
A lovely restrospective look in Harry's voice about Cedric.  I was struck by the fact Harry doesn't like the "Remember" speech by Dumbledore because it seems to reduce Cedric's importance in and of himself.  The ending is a nice surprise and the writing is very fine.

"Hero" by Redorchids
Dancing Cedric (and Harry) at the Yule Ball, and both boys in the Prefects Bath too.  She herself says, "Pretty much all the Harry/Cedric clichés you can think of, all rolled into one."  She manages to pull it off with aplomb, and while the pairing doesn't seem to be her normal preference, I hope we'll see more from her.

"It All Started With Cedric" by Abstract Concept
Harry was incontrovertibly straight.  Except when he wasn't.  Strongly film-Cedric, canon death, and with a sucker punch at the end.

"It's Only Fair" by Droobin
Very cute story with Awkward Harry (tm) set during the World Cup before Harry's fourth year.  Cedric and Harry plan a Quidditch rematch.  More it caught than a Snitch.

"Lesson Learned" by Jai Marie
I went to great lengths to find an archived copy of this since most links to it no longer worked.  It's a good 'bad first time' story.  Fanfiction has a tendency to make the first times in sex go well.  Sure, it's wish-fulfillment.  But in real life, sex (and especially first times) are rarely like that.  This story brilliantly captures classic blunders.

"Making a World" by Regina Noctis
Cedric survives the final task, but it leaves him with horrible guilt that he lives with for the next 10 years.  He and Harry meet again and a little firewhiskey leads to truths revealed, and Cedric finds closure.  (Ironically, she mentions Aorist Subjunctive in the end notes, although that's not why I'm reccing it.  I found it by chance.)

"Needles and Pins" by Seven of Velvet
A Valentine's Day story.  Secret valenties are sent, and Harry's more forward than Cedric expects -- but Cedric isn't complaining.  It's cute.

"Now We Are Here" by Callista Mythol
A very nice treatment of the "Cedric hero worships Harry" theme that goes from his unrealistic expectations through disappointment to a much more realistic view.  It doesn't hurt that Cedric gets to live!  I love the mundane ending.

"Rainy Days" by Tresa Cho
A cute little tale about Harry and Cedric caught in the rain.  Cedric admits to being scared of storms after being hit by lightning the year before.  Things progress from there.

"Something New, Something Better" by Jadis
Lovely longer short story written from Cedric's POV that picks out scenes across Harry's fourth year, illustrating a slowly growing friendship that eventually becomes something else, but without losing the friendship at the root.  Some lovely imagery here, and Cedric's voice comes across particularly strong, and very believable.

Terra Firma by RotaryPhones
Harry and Cedric meet years after the war -- on a Muggle plane.  Cedric is travelling to Florence to meet his Muggle grandmother and Harry is one of the airline's flight attendants.  They wind up spending time in Florence together.  Cedric's grandmother is intriguing, as a Muggle neither rejecting nor entirely accepting (and with destinct reasons for why), and the city of Florence is, itself, a "character" in the story w/ linked images throughout. (As of this posting, the 5th and last part is with the beta; written for the '08 Christmas exchange.)

"Touch" by Fabs
Short but lyrical erotica that deals with Harry's sexual awakening.

Unspeakably Complicated Circumstances & "Why He Said Yes" by Nagi-Schwartz
A very interesting AU twist on Cedric!Lives with a plotline I've never seen before.  Cedric has a unique talent, which brings him to the attention of the Unspeakables.  I really enjoy her elaboration on the hidden Unspeakables, the pragmatic take on their jobs, as well as her original character, Vadette.  The second is a cute short story with a highly neurotic Cedric who makes me laugh, written for the '08 Christmas exchange.

Watching the Tide by LaDorki
A story about Harry and Cedric after death.  While it is definitely a Cedric-Harry story, it also deals with Harry coming to terms with being dead, and his worry about those still alive as well as his godfather, Sirius, stuck in the veil.  Cedric's quietly observant POV is primary, and leads the reader through like the ocean tide the story is named for.

"What the Maze Made" by Freudian Fuckup
Written for a fic exchange -- and in second person (which works surprisingly well here) -- it deals with two boys, fear, adrenaline, and panic-driven need.  Cedric bluntly admits to loving Cho, and even asks Harry to look after her.  Harry, recalling the incident later, is confused about what happened and what he felt, and struggles with guilty resentment that Cedric died, and he can't, now, answer his questions.

Wizards and Champions by Hogwarts Honey
A rewriting of Goblet of Fire, centered on Cedric's POV and with Harry/Cedric included.  Cedric's mates are charming, but get out hankies for the end; follows canon (more or less).

"The Yule Ball" by Jen
Cedric/Cho, Cedric/Harry (unrequited).  Cedric asked Cho to the Yule Ball when he heard Harry was going to, which is such typical teenaged reasoning.  To stop the boy he fancies from going with the girl his boy fancies, he asks the girl ... she turns out to want a little more (physically) than he does.  The night doesn't end happily for Cedric.  (Cho is not particularly villified, unlike a lot of stories of this type.)

CEDRIC SLASHED (Other male pairings & Cedric)