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  Argus Filch - Harry Potter Wiki
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).
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  Argus Filch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Argus Filch | Encyclopedia of Speculative Fiction | Wizards.pro
Argus Filch is the caretaker and (effectively) hall monitor in J.
For years Filch has been trying to bring the "old punishments" back, where students are hung by their hands in the dungeons for days, are whipped, etc. In the fifth book when Dolores Umbridge took control of Hogwarts, he briefly got his wish.
Filch and his cat are mutual mortal enemies of Peeves the poltergeist, against whom they constantly wage war.
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 Argus Filch
Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors.
Filch found them trying to force their way through a door that unluckily turned out to be the entrance to the out-of-bounds corridor on the third floor.
Filch must have hurried off to look for them somewhere else, because they didn't see him anywhere, but they hardly cared -- all they wanted to do was put as much space as possible between them and that monster.
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 The Sugar Quill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Filch took his dinner in his usual melancholy fashion; and having counted all of the heads in the hall twice to make certain none were missing, and then beguiled the rest of the early evening prowling the corridors with Mr.
Filch then remembered that he had recently heard young Bertha Jorkins bragging in a loud and stupid fashion about how she had, finally in her last year, managed to discover a means of shortcutting from the third floor.
Filch could not feel it himself, but this was clearly the case; for though the ghost sat perfectly motionless, its hair, and skirts, and tassels, were still agitated as by the shakings of suppressed laughter.
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 Argus Filch - TheBestLinks.com - Mrs Norris, Cat, Hera, Harry Potter, ...
For years Filch has been trying to bring the "old punishments" back, where students are hung by their hands in the dungeons for days, are whipped, etc. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when Dolores Umbridge took control of Hogwarts he briefly got his wish.
Filch and his cat are mutual mortal enemies with Peeves, against whom they constantly wage war.
Filch was revealed to be a Squib in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, when he is caught by Harry trying to teach himself basic magic from a correspondence course.
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 HPL: Argus Filch
She wanders the corridors of the castle just as he does, and if she spots anyone putting a toe out of line, Filch is there within minutes.
Filch is a Squib, which means that he was born of a wizarding family but cannot do magic.
Filch may be romantically involved with Madam Pince (HBP15, HBP30).
www.hp-lexicon.org /wizards/filch.html   (481 words)

  
 The Sugar Quill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Argus began to hobble towards him, wishing he could find some solid proof of him having been out of bounds, something for which he could punish this cocky young pest...
Argus spat and began to limp after him, the grin slipping off his face as easily as a greased mask.
Argus Filch had tenacity - he had needed that to ferret out the perpetrators of the various michiefs to which he had been subjected.
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 sexy_squib: Sexiest Squib
Argus Filch was born on Christmas Day 1937 to Iocaste and Manfred Filch, impoverished fifth generation purebloods, both of little magical abilities.
Argus remembers fondly the times before corporal punishments were abolished (even if at that time it was usually him on the business end of Apollyon's switch, and he never actually got a chance to inflict some discipline on the awful menaces called students).
Hagrid is, in Argus' opinion, a hopeless blubbering disgrace of a wizard who is too kind to the 'kiddies', and Harry Potter and his accomplices in particular.
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 Leaky Lounge - Harry Potter discussion forum for movies, books, and more! > Argus Filch
Filch is useful because he is another weapon in Snape's arsenal to promote his own House at the expense of the other three.
Filch is servile to those he thinks will advance his cause--that of physically maiming the students for infractions, and, of course, gaining the ability to do magic.
As for Filch's list of banned items, I often wondered why DD tolerated that aspect of Filch's character but came to the conclusion that because he was a gentle and kindly wizard himself, he could sense the frustration that lurks within Filch and understood it.
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 Book 5
Filch seemed to be in an extremely good mood; he hummed creakily under his breath as they climbed the marble staircase.
Umbridge had obviously gone to some lengths to get Filch on her side, Harry thought, and the worst of it was that he would probably prove an important weapon; his knowledge of the school's secret passageways and hiding places was probably second only to that of the Weasley twins.
Filch prowled the corridors with a horsewhip ready in his hands, desperate to catch miscreants, but the problem was that there were now so many of them he never knew which way to turn.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Filch seems to be drawn to the spot by a mysterious power that seems to connect him with his foul cat.
Filch's office was dingy and windowless lit by a single oil lamp dangling from the low ceiling.
Harry saw a Quick Spell Course in Argus Filch's Office and discovered that he was a squib (A person from a magical family that seems to have no magical talent or skills).
www.lair2000.net /whogworts/professors/Argus_Filch.html   (309 words)

  
 after_survivor: 10 pm Monday Night   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Argus stood on tiptoes and reached upward as much he could to return Hagrid's kisses, biting at the large tongue that licked his lips and teeth.
Argus shifted, using both hands to part Hagrid's cheeks, then pushed his prick in between and against the puckered opening.
Argus was breathing heavily; he hadn't done this in a very long time, and he'd thought about doing this, to Hagrid.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Filch seems to be drawn to the spot by a mysterious power that seems to connect him with his foul cat.
Filch's office was dingy and windowless lit by a single oil lamp dangling from the low ceiling.
Harry saw a Quick Spell Course in Argus Filch's Office and discovered that he was a squib (A person from a magical family that seems to have no magical talent or skills).
lair2000.net /whogworts/professors/Argus_Filch.html   (309 words)

  
 Nasubionna's Harry Potter Tribute
Filch keeps files on every student he's ever punished, and longs for the good old days when students were hung from their toes for misbehaving.
Filch prowled the halls with a whip in hand, but never got an opportunity to beat anyone with it.
A good explanation for this hatred is the fact that Argus is a squib: born to a magical family, but lacking magical powers himself.
www.nasubionna.net /hp/characters/filch.html   (369 words)

  
 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Norris, the skeletal gray cat who was used by the caretaker, Argus Filch, as a sort of deputy in his endless battle against students.
Drawn to the spot by the mysterious power that seemed to connect him with his foul cat, Argus Filch burst suddenly through a tapestry to Harry's right, wheezing and looking wildly about for the rule-breaker.
Filch hobbled across to his desk, snatched up the envelope, and threw it into a drawer.
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There are probably many other witches and wizards who could do Filch's job without having the burning desire to chain students to the ceiling by their toenails.
In addition, since Argus is a Squib, he can't do magic and therefore a fully functioning witch or wizard might be more efficient for the job.
Filch may grow in books six and seven, but I doubt he is the Half-Blood Prince.
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 ntamara - La Langue de Botched Potions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Argus hesitated, remembering what had happened the last time he accepted something made by Snape, but it smelled so good and Snape was watching him expectantly, eagerly awaiting his approval it seemed.
Argus resented each house equally, although he was a little surprised to notice that the majority of the Slytherin pranks were localised and affected only the Gryffindor students, or Common Room, and hardly any of their surroundings.
Argus sat in his office, suspiciously eyeing the large and heavy tome in front of him.
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 bribitribbit: I'm totally making up for my lack of entries.
Argus had turned around, and he was walking down the seventh floor corridor once again.
She stood up on her tiptoes, as Argus was much taller than she was, and gave him a tiny peck on his lips.
Argus smiled, and pulled her back, and Irma hoped she was going to have the sort of kiss she had always read about… and she did.
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 Kidsreads.com - HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS by J. K. Rowling
Filch grabbed a quill from a pot on his desk and began shuffling around looking for parchment.
Dabbing at his streaming nose, Filch squinted unpleasantly at Harry who waited with bated breath for his sentence to fall.
Harry was at the point of telling Ron and Hermione about Filch and the Kwikspell course when the salamander suddenly whizzed into the air, emitting loud sparks and bangs as it whirled wildly round the room.
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 Chapter 3
Argus Filch was a squib, a son of a powerful wizarding family, but without any supernatural talent of his own.
Filch rubbed his eyes and tried to make out a shape under one of the gargoyles, in the badly lit part of the court.
As Filch claimed not to have left the castle, there was only one implication: the vampire already had access to the school building.
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 Nightly.Net > Argus Filch......Possibly Magical?
So I think that this quote is meant to be Argus Filch! Think about it......he's pretty old......signifying the "quite late in life", and possibly he get's in a desperate circumstance and needs to perform magic.
I believe Filch has a good side, and with DD and Snape being currently....well......to not spur anything else, indisposed, I think he will have to protect the school from something.
Filch has really had nothing to do important.....other than scare the trio many a time.
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 Harry Potter Fan Zone | Dictionary
Filch hates students and especially does not like Harry or his friends.
Filch has a cat called Mrs Norris; also a Squib (born of magic parents, but possess no magic himself).
Students must be wary not to break rules in front of her for she will run to Filch and report them.
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 Fun Stuff I did today with my dog!
Because there was a charactor named Argus Filch, te hogwarts caretaker.
In The Odessey, Argus was a good, patient, and loyal dog who lived a long life.
Argus waited 20 years for Odesseus to return home and was the only one to recognize Odesseus in disguise.
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 grey/blue » Midnight Blue Story » The Mirror of Maybe » Chapter 19   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After Albus' death, it was Filch's knowledge of the castle and it's ever-changing corridors that had become the backbone of the school's security.
And Argus Filch was a bloody stubborn bastard.
He couldn't actually teach Argus how to gain others' respect, but once he got the man to start respecting himself, all the rest would naturally flow on from that.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is common knowledge that he hates all students, probably because he is a squib.
Filch's greatest desire is to get Peeves out of Hogwarts.
Nettles, Z - A squib who took the Kwikspell course Filch was sending off for and now can memorize incantations and make good potions.
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 Argus Filch - Leaky Lounge - Harry Potter discussion forum for movies, books, and more!
I definitely agree that the choice of Argus is probably significant, and I don't think Snape is the complete loner he is made out to be.
Dumbledore seems very skilled at employing people who will get the job done, whatever it is, so whether Filch is particularly congenial to students or not, he’s an excellent watchman for the school, especially with his wonderful cat.
At that time Snape must have known for himself that Filch is (maybe beside DD but who goes to the Headmaster for this?) the only person from the school stuff that he knows enough to believe it's safe to ask for help.
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 dreaming road - fic - standing stones 2
One of them, and perhaps the most personally gratifying, was the ability to tell off nosy old Argus Filch.
Filch learned to keep his nose out of things that didn't concern him.
I don't suppose Filch ever thought to ask what might have been bothering me. My friends and comrades amongst the Hogwarts staff, by contrast, seemed worried because I still wasn't speaking to them.
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 Magic late in life - DarkMark.Com Forum
Well my guess would be Arabella Figg, she also is a squib like Argus Filch.
Because in CoS when Harry is in Filch's office Harry sees a letter and brochure thing from "Kwikspell" which is something that helps people to do magic (Page 127, American Version).
Oh, so that means when Filch gets hold of the Ravenclaw horcrux which will be a wand then he performs magic with it.
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