Stopping to talk with Nearly Headless Nick, he is surprised by Filch's cat, Mrs. The Autumn weather is dismal and wet, and Harry, coming in from Quidditch practice, is sodden and muddy. Ron later says that he had a recurrence of the jinx he had tried to cast at Malfoy, and belched up a great lot of slugs on a Special Award for Services to the School, which he had then had to polish about ten times to get the slug slime off. Harry and Ron have received detention for driving a flying car into the Whomping Willow at the end of the first week of classes, Professor McGonagall tells them that Ron's detention will be served with Filch, polishing the trophies, while Harry will be helping Gilderoy Lockhart answer his fan mail. Filch", has banned certain items the full list of banned items is posted on his door. Some time later, Filch escorts them, with Neville and Draco, who have also received detentions, over to Hagrid's, where they will be assisting Hagrid in searching for something that is killing unicorns.Ĭhamber of Secrets Īt the Entrance Feast, Professor Dumbledore mentions that "our caretaker, Mr. Filch catches them as they descend back into the school. When Hagrid's baby dragon, Norbert, is sent away, Hermione and Harry forget the Invisibility Cloak at the top of the tower. The corridor is so narrow that the two of them won't be able to get past Harry, so Harry retreats though an open doorway, finding himself in a disused classroom containing the mirror of Erised. Harry is further dismayed to discover that the person Filch is talking to is Snape. When Harry pauses for breath, he is alarmed to realize that, despite the distance he has traveled, Filch is approaching, saying that someone had been in the Restricted section. The book starts screaming, and Harry runs, ducking under Filch's arm as Filch, wild-eyed, enters the Library. Harry receives an Invisibility Cloak for Christmas, and trying it out that night, opens a book in the Restricted Section of the library. Snape is incensed that Harry has seen this injury. Trying to retrieve the copy of Quidditch Through the Ages that Harry had taken out of the library, and that Professor Snape had confiscated, Harry looks into the staff room, where he finds Filch binding up a wound on Snape's leg. Peeves has followed them as far as the door, but decides in the end that it would be more fun to taunt Filch than it would be to lead him to the four, thus allowing them to escape. Trying to escape, Neville knocks over a suit of armour, and in the ensuing mad dash to escape they end up in the forbidden third floor corridor. Harry and his second, Ron, followed by Hermione and Neville Longbottom, go to the Trophy Room, the designated site for the duel, but instead of finding Draco there, they hear Filch approaching. Shortly after this, Draco Malfoy challenges Harry to a Wizard's Duel. Norris, and that Filch has apparently instructed Mrs. Hagrid also says that he can't abide Mrs. They are saved from being locked in the dungeons by Professor Quirrell, who happens to be passing by.Īt tea with Hagrid on the Friday of their first week, Harry is pleased that Hagrid refers to Filch as "that old git". They had not meant to visit that corridor they had simply gotten lost on the way to Transfiguration class. Harry and Ron get off on the wrong foot with Filch on the very first day of classes when he catches them trying to enter the forbidden corridor. Beginner warning: Details follow which you may not wish to read at your current level.
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