Since Cedric doesn’t have an animal helper anymore, I thought I’d give him a new one named Merlina :) You could say it’s kind of a new head cannon of mine where Sofia gets him a female Phoenix to cheer him up ;D These are just some edits that I did to give you guys more of a visual :) The third one makes me think that Sofia walked in all confused and Cedric just remarks “ dont ask”
For me personally, I think it’s going to take Cedric a while to adjust to a life where he doesn’t have an animal companion anymore considering how close and long of a relationship he had with wormwood.
And while I do realise that Cedric needs to be more social now , with Sofia going to her new school and Roland having his kingly duties , to me Cedric is still going to have times where he realises how lonely it is for him living in his workshop , will struggle adjusting to a new routine where he doesn’t have a pet anymore and will still have moments of grief from time to time. Even if you hate someone after they choose not to be your friend anymore, its still hard for some people to get over.
So I think Sofia will pick up on all this and will want to fix things like she always does :) So in Sofia’s mind , she will probably think giving him a new animal helper will do the trick, even if at first Cedric is a bit reluctant to having one.
With this headcannon of mine in mind , I thought a Phoenix would be a perfect new pet for Cedric. Here are a few facts I found about them :)
The phoenix bird is a symbol of immortality , resurrection, rebirth , the sun , life after death renewal in general and new beginnings
They can live for 500 years or more
The phoenix was considered a royal bird
In harry potter, Phoenix’s can heal injuries with their tears
Seeing how Cedric is a changed man now , I thought a bird that symbolised rebirth , renewal in general and new beginnings would be a perfect way to symbolise even further how Cedric has changed into a better person and how he wants a fresh start. And considering how Phoenix’s are considered to be royal birds , I thought this would go pretty well with Cedric being a royal sorcerer and all ;D
And when looking at how Phoenix’s are represented in the show in the episode King for a day , I thought their behaviour was a bit similar to how Cedric acts as they tend to get startled by load noises a lot ;D
One reason that I personally thought a Phoenix would be a good pick is because it would add subtle foreshadowing to him getting one when Wormwood explains to Cedric some factoids about the Phoenix looking crown they saw ;D
Also has anybody else noticed how influential harry potter is to the show. It could be just conscience but here are just a few examples of similarities I noticed :)
Hogwarts – has magic staircases
Seven Horcruxes - Voldemort’s spilt his soul into seven objects
Hexley Hall – also has magic staircases
The wicked nine – Vor’s ring was broken into nine pieces and sealed in the wicked nine
So when I kept this in mind , I just thought it would be pretty cool for Cedric to have a Phoenix like Dumbledore XD
But those are just my thoughts :) if anyone has any other ideas for a pet feel free to say.
On a side not - I think if Sofia persuaded him to look after a Phoenix he would say “fine , ill look after the little fire hazard...”