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Argus Filch was a Squib and the caretaker of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter franchise. Filch usually wandered around the school corridors with his cat Mrs Norris, trying to catch students breaking the school rules. He was portrayed by David Bradley.

Appearances[]

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone[]

Filch is first seen near the doors of the Great Hall with his cat Mrs. Norris as Dumbledore mentions him during his important announcement to first year students.

When Harry, Ron and Hermione accidentally wander into the third floor corridor, they scamper when Mrs. Norris spots them. By the time Filch arrives, they have scampered. Nevertheless, he continues to search for them.

He is next seen later on when he hears a man screaming that came from one of the books Harry opened whilst searching in the Restricted Section for Nicholas Flammel. Filch and Mrs. Norris didn't find Harry because he was hidden from sight with the Invisibility Cloak, but they did find his broken lantern and alerts Snape and Quirrell in a corridor.

Filch is then seen escorting Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco Malfoy to serve their detention to help Hagrid search for a wounded unicorn in the Forbidden Forest. Hagrid is still saddened that Norbert is sent to Romania where Filch doesn't show any sympathy for him, and unnerves Draco about the task to go into the Forbidden Forest.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets[]

Filch and Mrs Norris are first seen outside the doors of the Great Hall where they spot Harry and Ron coming up the staircase, after their crash into the Whomping Willow. Filch has Harry and Ron taken to Snape's office, who reprimands them for exposing a flying car to the sight of seven muggles and damaging the Whomping Willow when the car crashed. Fortunately, Dumbledore and McGongall intervene and gave the boys detention.

When Mrs Norris was petrified by Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk, Filch arrives in the corridor and is horrified when he saw his cat petrified. His horror turned to fury when he accuses Harry of murdering her and threatens to kill him, but Dumbledore stops Filch and informs him that Mrs Norris was petrified.

After finding Harry with a petrified student, Filch instantly jumps to conclusions that Harry is responsible for the attacks and informs McGongall who then escorts Harry to Dumbledore's office.

He is last seen in the Great Hall with his cat who was healed by the end of the year, feeling glad that his cat has been revived.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban[]

Filch is seen escorting the students to Hogsmeade while McGongall informs Harry that he has to sty behind due to his permission form not signed by the Dursleys. Later on, he is seen rushing with Dumbledore to the scene where the Fat Lady's portrait has been ruined and they find out from the terrified Fat Lady that Sirius Black has entered the castle. Filch then secures the castle and makes his rounds around the sleeping Gryffindors who have to sleep in the Great Hall that same night.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[]

During Dumbledore's speech about the Triwizard Tournament, Filch came bursting in the Great Hall and whispers something into Dumbledore's ear.

Filch is seen participating on helping with the Triwizard Tournament. He doesn't seem to get the gang of firing the cannon, and subsequently annoys Dumbledore a bit. At the Yule Ball, he is seen dancing with his cat Mrs Norris

He is next seen attending the memorial service of Cedric Diggory in the Great Hall.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix[]

When Dolores Umbridge became High Inquisitor at Hogwarts, Filch gladly supported her. He then hangs up numerous Educational Decrees that have been passed by the Ministry of Magic. Meanwhile, Umbridge organizes Inquisitorial Squad that consists Filch, Draco Malfoy, and some of the Slytherins to catch out Dumbledore's Army in the act. During much of the Dumbledore's Army's private lessons, they try to catch them, only to fall into trouble in different ways.

He is seen carrying out Professor Trelawnley's luggage out of the castle, because Umbridge has her removed from her position. However, Dumbledore keeps Trelawnley in the castle, since the power of having teachers removed from the premises lies with the headmaster.

Fortunately for Filch, they eventually alert Umbridge along with the Ministry of Magic, and they catch Dumbledore's Army in the Room of Requirement. After Dumbledore escaped arrest, Filch hangs up the last Education Decree and has all of the portraits taken down under Umbridge's orders.

However, Fred and George set off Wildfire Whiz-bangs in the Great Hall and spreads throughout the school, horrifying Filch and Umbridge so much, that they end up covered in blackened soot, and with most of the Education Decrees falling off the wall.

He is next seen in a Daily Prophet photograph where he has to carry out Umbridge's luggage, due to Umbridge being suspended from Hogwarts.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince[]

Filch is seen dragging Draco Malfoy into Slughorn's Christmas Party, claiming that he has found him lurking around in an upstairs corridor where Snape gladly escorts Draco away.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2[]

Filch came rushing into the Great Hall, alerting to McGongall that students are out of bed, who she severely tells him that the students were supposed to be out of bed. Afterwards, she orders him to escort all of the Slytherins to the dungeons.

Filch helped students leave the school during the Battle of Hogwarts and participated in the battle itself where he suffers an injury. During the one hour armistice, his wound is treated by Slughorn. When everyone sees Harry Potter's "dead" body, Filch has a gloomy expression of his face whilst mourning for Harry, despite his initial hatred towards Harry. However, the battle recommences as Harry awakens from his fake death and after Voldemort dies, Filch is last seen sweeping up the rubble.

He kept his job of caretaker after the Second Wizarding War. Filch is the only one of the Hogwarts staff to stay at Hogwarts Castle during the summer holidays.

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Media
Films: Philosopher's Stone | Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire | Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Spin-off films: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Video games: Philosopher's Stone | Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire | Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows (Part 1 / Part 2) | Quidditch World Cup
Lego Video games: Lego Creator: Harry Potter | Lego Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 / Years 5–7
Soundtracks:
Home video: Video

Characters
Original characters:Harry Potter | Ronald Weasley | Hermione Granger | Albus Dumbledore | Minerva McGonagall | Rubeus Hagrid | Fred Weasley | George Weasley | Angelina Johnson | Alicia Spinnet | Gilderoy Lockhart | Remus Lupin | Alastor Moody | Quirinus Quirrell | Horace Slughorn | Percy Weasley | Cho Chang | Colin Creevey | Cedric Diggory | Fleur Delacour | Viktor Krum | Gabrielle Delacour | Ginevra Weasley | Neville Longbottom | Luna Lovegood | Sirius Black | Dursley family | Lord Voldemort | Draco Malfoy | Lucius Malfoy | Narcissa Malfoy | Cornelius Fudge | Dolores Umbridge | Alecto Carrow | Amycus Carrow | Vincent Crabbe | Gregory Goyle | Argus Filch | Severus Snape | Bellatrix Lestrange | Bartemius Crouch Sr. | Bartemius Crouch Jr. | Regulus Black | Pius Thicknesse | Godric Gryffindor | Helga Hufflepuff | Rowena Ravenclaw | Salazar Slytherin | Antonin Dolohov | Bloody Baron | Dean Thomas | Dobby | Edgar Cloggs | Fat Lady | Fenrir Greyback | Filius Flitwick | Garrick Ollivander | James Potter I | Lily J. Potter | Igor Karkaroff | Kingsley Shacklebolt | Lavender Brown | Moaning Myrtle | Newton Scamander | Nymphadora Tonks | Padma Patil | Parvati Patil | Seamus Finnigan | Sir Cadogan | Snatchers | Sybill Trelawney | Walden Macnair

Spin-off characters: Newt Scamander | Tina Goldstein | Jacob Kowalski | Queenie Goldstein | Percival Graves | Seraphina Picquery | Credence Barebone | Mary Lou Barebon | Gnarlack | Henry Shaw Sr. | Langdon Shaw | Henry Shaw Jr. | Modesty Barebone | Chastity Barebone | Gellert Grindelwald | Leta Lestrange | Nicolas Flamel
Deleted characters: Ludovic Bagman
Video game characters: Peeves

Creatures
Cerberus | The Basilisk | The Mountain Troll | The Hungarian Horntail | Fire crab
Mascots/Pets
Crookshanks | Aragog | Nagini | Hedwig | Fawkes | Buckbeak
Mystical Animals
Locations
Hogwarts Castle: | Grand Staircase Tower | Great Hall | Gryffindor Tower | Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch | The Forbidden Forest | Forbidden Third Floor Corridor | Underground Chambers | Hospital Wing | Slytherin Dungeon | The Chamber of Secrets | Topmost Tower | Platform 9¾

Diagon Alley: | Gringotts Wizarding Bank | Ollivander's
Residences: 4 Privet Drive | The Burrow | Godric's Hallow | Potter's Cottage
Other Locations: Limbo | England | Azkaban | British Ministry of Magic | Department of Mysteries

Objects
Weapons: Godric Gryffindor's Sword

Brooms/Nimbus: Nimbus 2000 | Nimbus 2001 | The Firebolt
Wands: Harry's Wand | Ron's Wand | Hermione's Wand | Voldemort's Wand | Elder Wand
Others: Winged Keys | The Remembrall | The Invisibility Cloak | The Philosopher's Stone | Mirror of Erised | The Sorting Hat | The Basilisk Fang | Tom Riddle's Diary | The Marauder's Map | The Goblet of Fire | Deluminator | The Monster Book of Monsters

Transports
Powders: Floo Powder | Floo Network

Vehicles: Flying Ford Anglia | Flying Motorcycle | Hogwarts Express

Organizations/Groups
Dementor | Order of the Phoenix | Dumbledore's Army | Death Eaters
People
Directors: Chris Columbus (12) | Alfonso Cuarón (3) | Mike Newell (4) | David Yates (58)

Producers: David Heyman | Chris Columbus (3) | Mark Radcliffe (3) | David Barron (58) | J. K. Rowling (78)
Screenwriters: Steve Kloves (14, 68) | Michael Goldenberg (5)
Cast Members: Daniel Radcliffe | Rupert Grint | Emma Watson | Maggie Smith | Robbie Coltrane | Alan Rickman | Tom Felton | Richard Harris (2001-2002) | John Cleese (2001-2002) | Michael Gambon (2004-present) | Helena Bonham Carter | Warwick Davis | Ralph Fiennes | Brendan Gleeson | Richard Griffiths | Jason Isaacs | Gary Oldman | Fiona Shaw | Mark Williams | Julie Walters | Emma Thompson | Timothy Spall | David Thewlis | Miranda Richardson | Ian Hart
Novelist: J.K. Rowling

See also
J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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