Room 234-00

Argus Filch's Office is the room where Argus Filch lives in Hogwarts Castle. It is connected to the Entrance Hall, in the Ground Floor of Hogwarts Castle. It's a small, simple room with a single oil lamp hanging from the ceiling. It smells vaguely of fried fish. There are filing cabinets in it with details of the misdeeds of Hogwarts Students. Fred and George Weasley have an entire drawer to their own misdeeds. One of those cabinets are full of confiscated magic items marked "Confiscated and Highly Dangerous", in which Fred and George found the Marauder's Map.^[1] Filch keeps his chains and manacles in this office, due to it being common knowledge that he always begged Dumbledore to allow him to hang students by their ankles as punishment, and keeps them well polished.^[2]

Due to the office being owned by Filch, who was disliked by every student in Hogwarts, the students tend to avoid it at all costs. Harry, during his second year, was called in for punishment for tracking mud into the castle, and found a Kwikspell letter in this office, which eventually lead to him finding out Filch was a Squib.^[2]

Behind the Scenes

Caretaker's office — Possible appearance in the films

The office location is not mentioned in any of the films, but according to its description in the books, it is assumed that it is located in the circular building adjacent to the Entrance Hall. Filch is seen near this room in the second film. However, in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, this building is the entrance to Albus Dumbledore's office. This little building is moved in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

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Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8

[1] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10

[COF-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8

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Room 234-00

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