He was born to at least one wizard parent sometime before 1951, presumably somewhere in the British Isles. Despite his magical parentage, Filch was a Squib, meaning he could not perform magic.
The answer is: NO.
Filch is in charge of discipline and catching kids breaking the rules when teachers are busy teaching or at night. So yes his job is necessary.
He wouldn't punish him because Filch has never deviated from his character. Filch is a squib who can't use magic, so he has always hated students who could. He has always been jealous of them.
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.
Dumbledore hired Filch as the Hogwarts caretaker, back in 1968. By the late 1970s, Filch had already filled at least one thousand and fifty-six boxes with punishment records. Many of these detentions were given to James Potter and Sirius Black, sometimes accompanied by Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew's names as well.
Argus Filch is a Squib, a child of wizard parents who has the inability to use magic. Harry discovers this in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when he spies Filch's "Kwikspell" letter, although he does not understand what that means until Filch says in front of him and Ron, "He knows I'm...
The fan asked the author if Aunt Petunia was a Squib (a non-magical person who is born to at least one magical parent) and Rowling replied: "Good question. No, she is not, she is not a Squib. She is a Muggle.
During the first books of the series, Neville is portrayed as an incompetent wizard and as poorly skilled at school (with the only exception of Herbology). The character himself reveals in the second book that it was even feared by his family, especially his grandmother, that he was a Squib during his childhood.
Ariana wasn't a squib though, she sounds more like an Obscurial - the same as Credence. At 14-years-old, Ariana flew into a rage and her magical outburst killed Kendra. "Then, when she was fourteen ... see, I wasn't there," said Aberforth. "If I'd been there, I could have calmed her down.
He apparently realised the Ministry of Magic was going to interfere at Hogwarts that school year, and clapped enthusiastically. Umbridge was a sadistic woman who, like Filch, enjoyed torturing and punishing students. Thus, the caretaker started to support Umbridge and follow her orders.
Following Lord Voldemort's defeat at the hands of her student Harry Potter and the deaths of Headmasters Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape, McGonagall takes the position of Headmistress.
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.
Weaknesses. After Hagrid was accused of opening the Chamber of Secrets, he was expelled and forbidden to do magic. His wand was also confiscated and snapped in half (the pieces were later reassembled and hidden in a pink umbrella, which never seems to be far from Hagrid).
McGonagall didn't join the Order of the Phoenix at first because she was spying for the Ministry of Magic. While we know in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that Minerva McGonagall was new to the Order, we didn't know why she didn't join during Voldemort's first rise to power.
He has grown afraid of Harry's connection to Voldemort. Perhaps Voldemort, knowing Dumbledore's love for Harry, would possess Harry and provoke Dumbledore to kill him. So, Dumbledore attempted to avoid Harry throughout Book 5 for Harry's own good.
First, he needed to clear Hagrid's name when he turned out to be innocent of opening the Chamber of Secrets. Dumbledore wanted people (mainly the parents of students) to trust Hagrid again. The second reason is that Hagrid does possess the required knowledge. I still would have hired Grubbly-Plank, though.
Diagon Alley is a high street located in London. It is accessible to the wizarding world, to which it is something of an economic hub, but hidden from Muggles (non-magical people). However, Muggles are allowed access to it if they need to accompany their Muggle-born magical children.
These attitudes can also reflect on the physical barriers to Hogwarts in assuming that, since Squibs cannot carry a wand or perform magic, they also cannot succeed in non-wand necessary courses.
Incidentally, can Squibs see Dementors? ' he added, looking left and right along the bench. 'Yes, we can! ' said Mrs Figg indignantly.
He tells Harry that Barty Crouch, Sr. was an incredibly ambitious wizard who conducted a crusade against Dark Arts users back in the day. Thanks to Barty Crouch, Sr., Sirius was thrown into Azkaban Prison without a trial and had to rot there for twelve years.
Norris is the pet cat of Argus Filch, the caretaker of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Mrs. Norris is described as having an unusually strong connection with her master, alerting him to any students misbehaving inside the school grounds.
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.
Norris being a Maledictus is her relationship with Hogwarts staff member and caretaker Argus Filch. The two are introduced together in both the Harry Potter movies and books. The pair take a divide and conquer method when it comes to tracking down any rule-breaking students.
On January 26, 1964, Gilderoy Lockhart was born to a Witch as well as a Muggle man. He was the youngest of three children, with the remaining two being female Squibs.