Who was the cruel caretaker of Hogwarts?

Argus Filch is the caretaker at Hogwarts. He has a pet cat called Mrs. Norris who is usually on the prowl, keeping an eye out for him. He is bitter, cruel and seems to hate the students.
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Is Filch McGonagall's son?

No, McGonagall wasn't Filch's mom. She never had a child. Filch belonged to a completely different wizarding family and was a squib.
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Did Filch have Hermione's mother killed?

The actress of Hermione's mother played a woman who was betrayed and killed by a guy who was played by the actor of Argus Filch in Game of Thrones.
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Is filch a good guy?

Type of Villain

Filch, is a minor antagonist in the world of Harry Potter. He is the Caretaker of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a job which he has maintained for several decades.
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Is filch a slytherin?

11 He Doesn't Belong To A Hogwarts House

Because of this, Filch was never sorted into a Hogwarts House, and technically has no affiliation with one. However, it's generally assumed that Filch would have been in Slytherin, had he been born a wizard.
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The Life Of Argus Filch



Why can't Mr Filch do magic?

He was born to wizard parents sometime before 1956 somewhere in the British Isles. Despite his magical parentage, Filch was a Squib, meaning he could not perform magic.
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Did Hermione's parents forget her forever?

Hermione returned her parents' memories.

In the movies, Hermione cast the spell “Obliviate” on her parents, making them forget they ever had a daughter. Since they were muggles, she wanted to keep them safe from Voldemort's influence. “Obliviate” is permanent, so the tragedy is horrific.
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Why is Filch's wife a cat?

And Filch talks to her like she's a human and calls her "my sweet." It's clear she's a maledictus, married Filch when she was still able to take human form, and then she succumbed to the blood curse and became permanently a cat, but Filch still loves her as his wife. It is the only. Explanation.
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Who tortured Hermione?

In Deathly Hallows, Hermione faced a real test of her physical and psychological stamina. After being on the run from a bunch of Snatchers, the gang were taken to Malfoy Manor, where Bellatrix proceeded to torture Hermione using the Cruciatus Curse.
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What house was Moaning Myrtle in?

Moaning Myrtle

Born in the late 1920s to Muggle parents, Myrtle Warren started her Hogwarts life in the early 1940s, where she was sorted into Ravenclaw. She had no friends, and was bullied relentlessly because of her glasses and acne.
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What house was Professor Sprout?

' As Head of Hufflepuff, Professor Sprout exemplified the house's traits of compassion and tolerance. While the other Hogwarts houses favoured intelligence, bravery and determination, Hufflepuff house simply welcomed everyone – as long as they worked hard and were loyal.
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What house was Professor Quirrell?

Professor Quirinus Quirrell (26 September,1970 or earlier – 4 June,1992) was a half-blood wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was Sorted into Ravenclaw House.
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Who is McGonagall's first love?

Death Eaters killed Professor McGonagall's first love.

During Lord Voldemort's first attempt to take over the world, Death Eaters went on random anti-Muggle killing sprees. During one of these sprees, they killed McGonagall's first love, Dougal McGregor.
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Who is McGonagall father?

Minerva McGonagall was born on 4 October in Scotland to Robert McGonagall and Isobel Ross. McGonagall was born a half-blood witch as her father was a Muggle and her mother a witch.
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Can squibs do any magic?

Although like a Muggle they can't perform magic, a Squib is often far more integrated in the wizarding world. For while a Muggle is as Muggle can be, with Muggle family members and, well, Muggle everything, one of the main differences with a Squib is that they're related to a witch or wizard, just without the magic.
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Is Mrs. Norris a Animagus?

Conclusion: Mrs Norris not an animal.” After discounting the theory that she is an Animagus (a human, like Professor McGonagall, that can shift into an animal by choice), the YouTube video says she must be a Maledictus, who was a witch before being permanently turned into a cat.
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Who was Crookshanks original owner before Hermione?

2. Crookshanks is actually Lily Potter's cat. In The Deathly Hallows, when the trio are in Grimmauld Place, Harry reads a letter hand-written by Lily.
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Is Hermione a Crookshanks?

Crookshanks is Hermione's cat; they are quite fond of each other. When Hermione first bought Crookshanks, the witch at the Magical Menagerie told her that he had been there for quite a while; the implication being that very few other witches or wizards were interested in him, or perhaps he in them.
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Who killed Mad Eye Moody?

Mundungus, becoming aware that he had been targeted by Voldemort, Disapparated from the back of Moody's broom. The killing curse that had been aimed at Mundungus instead hit Moody.
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Is Hermione the heir of Slytherin?

Her real parents were Daneel and Dean Novak, Pureblooded wizards. Turns out Daneel was Tom Riddles younger sister, Daneel Riddle. Of course, the Riddles were related to Salzar Slytherin himself, and this made Hermione the living heir of Slytherin.
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Is Bill Weasley a werewolf?

Bill is viciously mauled by the werewolf, Fenrir Greyback. Fortunately, as Fenrir was not transformed at the time, Bill did not become a werewolf, though Madam Pomfrey is unable to completely heal his face, and he remains permanently scarred.
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Is J.K. Rowling a squib?

The theory that the wizarding world is real and J.K. Rowling is somehow involved might sound like it belongs in The Quibbler, but it's bounced around the Potterverse internet for as long as its existed. Some maintain that Rowling is a Squib — a non-magical person unlucky enough to be born to a Magical family.
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Can any Muggle learn magic?

No, muggles cannot learn magic. Because in the 7th book in Snape's memories, Rowling shows a scene where Lily confronts her sister about the letter Petunia wrote to Dumbledore. Dumbledore had gently refused to accept Petunia at Hogwarts, on the grounds that it would be impossible for muggles to be able to learn magic.
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Who tipped Filch off about dung bombs?

Norris spots Harry and runs to find Filch. Filch comes storming into the Owlery accusing Harry of ordering Dungbombs against school rules. This is completely not true, and later, Hermione puts together that someone (a.k.a. Professor Umbridge) tipped Filch off in the hopes that he would search Harry's mail.
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