[HPforGrownups] Re: Filch

[Scott Santangelo]

No: HPFGUIDX 95167


"black_grimalkin" wrote:
What I am wondering is:  Why is Filch the caretaker allowed to work at Hogwarts?  Filch is continuously threatening students, making snide remarks to them and trying to get them in trouble. What is the point of this character.  If Dumbledore knows all that goes on within Hogwarts what could his reasoning be for keeping Filch there?  At this point I cannot see the benefits of Filch 
 hanging around making people feel uncomfortable.  

Siriusly Snapey Susan:
To help keep potentially mischievous students in line??  
I'm not convinced DD knows **all** that goes on...but even if he truly does, why give away that secret?  Let somebody else frighten the kids into minimizing their misbehaving!

Owlery2003 comments:

Filch is a Hogwarts fixture too. It seems part of the academic "hazing" that toughens-up young wizards and witches, gives them things in common, and shared memories of their school years. Apart from finding anyone who would undertake the nasty job of cleaning up the castle constantly, Filch has shown himself to be remarkably durable, even when under the weather. I also don't remember too many times when he has actively sought to get a student in trouble. He's certainly quick to identify any who *may* have, or *might* be breaking any rule (his or the schools). Like Snape, his nastiness is one of the things that makes Hogwarts a unique place. It's just one of the things you'd generally prefer to avoid, though . . .



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