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Encyclopedia > Argus Filch
Harry Potter character
Argus Filch

David Bradley as Argus Filch
with his cat, Mrs. Norris, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Gender Male
Parentage Squib
Actor David Bradley
First appearance Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone in the US)

Argus Filch is the caretaker of Hogwarts in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of books. While he does not act maliciously, and is not an evil character, he is certainly both short- and ill-tempered, which has made him very unpopular with the student body. His knowledge of the secrets and shortcuts of the castle is nearly unparalleled. The only people who have known more were the Marauders and the Weasley twins. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 752 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) cropped image from promotional film capture use in article Argus Filch for charactor identification purpose Author: Warner Brothers Source: Downloaded from http://www. ... David Bradley (born April 17, 1942) is an English character actor. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film and the fourth in the popular Harry Potter films series. ... Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... David Bradley (born April 17, 1942) is an English character actor. ... Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (film) or Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (video game) Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (published in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone) is the first novel in the Harry Potter series written by J... The word caretaker may have numerous meanings, but the most common two are (1) a person or persons who cares for a property in exchange for rent-free living accommodations and (2) temporary government which takes control until a stable rule can be restored. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, within J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series, is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ... Joanne Jo Murray nee Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965[2]), who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling,[3] is an English writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold over 325 million books. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... The Marauders are a group of friends from J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of novels. ... Frederick Fred and George Weasley are fictional characters in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


Filch owns a cat named Mrs. Norris to which he has a particular attachment; he frequently calls her "my sweet". She acts as a hallway monitor or spy for Filch: if she observes students engaging in suspicious activity, or out of bed after hours, Filch arrives in seconds. She has been known to follow Hagrid everywhere when he goes about to the school, apparently under Filch's orders. According to Rowling, there is nothing particularly magical about Mrs. Norris, other than her being "...just an intelligent (and unpleasant) cat."[1] Binomial name Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis lybica invalid junior synonym The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ... Rubeus Hagrid (born December 6, year ca. ...


Filch is played by David Bradley in the films. By the fourth film, he had merely become a comic relief, seen running in an amusing fashion, dancing with Mrs Norris and displaying that he can be a bit trigger-happy, letting the cannon that announced the tasks for the Triwizard Tournament go off early. In the fifth film, although having many more appearances, he is still used as comic relief, mostly seen trying to catch Dumbledore's Army in the act. (He is also implied to have a crush on Dolores Umbridge.) David Bradley (born April 17, 1942) is an English character actor. ... The Champions of the 1994-1995 Triwizard Tournament: shown characters are portrayed by the actors that play them in the movies The Triwizard Tournament is a fictional tournament featured in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ...


Filch appears in the seventh book to complain that students are out of bed. He is promptly informed that the students are on the move because the school is readying for war and to find Peeves. He is then ordered to oversee the evacuation of younger students. Interestingly enough, his blood status as a Squib seemed to have been overlooked by Voldemort's new regime at the school, since Filch's inferiority within the Wizarding community most certainly would have made him a target. Squib may refer to: Squib, a small explosive Squib, a short article that is intended to ignite thinking and discourse Squib, a small sailboat Squib, a computer message board system Squib, a magically-impaired member of a wizarding family in Harry Potter Squib, an alien race in Star Wars This...


Filch is revealed to be a Squib in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when Harry accidentally discovers he is trying to teach himself basic magic from a Kwikspell correspondence course. His inability to use magic in a setting where it would greatly help his duties and the fact that students are learning magic all around him are likely causes of his bitterness. Nonetheless, Filch is at least able to use wizarding devices with their own innate magic (such as the Secrecy Sensor used in Book 6). Although Filch's work brings him into frequent contact with the castle's house-elves, such interaction has not been described to date. Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... House-elves are fictional creatures that exist in the world of Harry Potter. ...


References

  1. ^ JKRowling.com - Rumours section: Mrs. Norris is an unregistered Animagus

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Mrs. Norris

Harry Potter character
Mrs. Norris
Gender Female
First appearance Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Argus Filch - Harry Potter Wiki (384 words)
Argus Filch is the caretaker and unofficial hall monitor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he owns a cat named Mrs.
Filch is a short- and ill-tempered man which has made him very unpopular with the student body, he enforces the rules of Hogwarts and seems to enjoy punishing the students.
Filch's role in patrolling the hallways of Hogwarts).
Argus Filch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (614 words)
Argus Filch is the caretaker and (effectively) hall monitor in J.
The name "Argus" comes from Greek mythology, where it was the name of a giant with one hundred eyes who served the goddess Hera as a watchman (much like Mr Filch's role in patrolling the hallways of Hogwarts).
Filch and his cat are mutual mortal enemies of Peeves the poltergeist, against whom they constantly wage war.
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