Fitch and screaming students

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 174715

 "Jeanette" wrote:
>
>  Pondering the whole camon, I find myself considering Fitch, 
Fitch's 
> age and student torture. In one of the early books (sorry, can't 
quote, 
> don't have it with me) Fitch is taking Harry et al to the Forest 
for 
> detention. He is muttering about in the good old days students 
would be 
> hung up in iron for detention. Then he says "How I miss the 
screams".

Potioncat:
I have to admit, I burst out laughing at that scene from the movie 
everytime I see it! It's not quite like that in the book. But, Filch 
does say he's keeps chains oiled for the purpose of hanging students 
from the walls and implies that's what used to happen.

Arthur has scars from a punishment at Hogwarts, so we know that cruel 
punishments have been dished out. Depending on which set of clues you 
use for Arthur's age, and which set of clues you use for DD becoming 
Headmaster---it seems DD has been headmaster while some of these 
punishments were used.

We see cruel punishments under Carrow, but that's supposed to be 
different.

I don't know what to make of it.

Jeanette:  
> 
>   So, how old is Fitch? Were students physically up to Dumbledor's 
> time? (I am assuming he stopped it.) Umbridge has no problem in 
> physical punishment, is it because she is a sadist or because it is 
> part of the WW?

Potioncat:
McGonagall says something to the effect that Filch has been 
complaining about Peeves for 25 years. Lupin also mentioned Filch 
being there when he was a boy.

And that's the best I can come up with.