“When Filch wasn't guarding the scene of the crime, he was skulking red-eyed through the corridors, lunging out at unsuspecting students and trying to put them in detention for things like "breathing loudly" and "looking happy.”

J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling - “When Filch wasn't guarding the scene of...” 1

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