Hogwarts School Caretaker

Caretaker was the title and occupation held at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by a witch, wizard, or Squib in charge of overseeing the cleanliness and hygiene of Hogwarts Castle. Aside from this, they could patrol the corridors at night to make sure that no students wandered in the late hours. In the past, they were also in charge of corporal punishment (e.g. caning) until Headmaster Albus Dumbledore banned it. However, the job did still entail helping to oversee punishments, as in 1992, when Ronald Weasley's detention was to help Argus Filch polish the school's trophies without using any magic.The caretaker of Hogwarts also possessed some disciplinary powers, being able to award and dock house points. In 1987, Argus Filch reluctantly awarded Jacob's sibling ten house points at the behest of the Gryffindor house ghost, Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington. 
==Duties==
Some duties of the caretaker included:
*Enforcing hygiene of the school and the students.
*Patrolling corridors for students out of bed after hours or in forbidden areas.
*Handing out corporal punishment (formerly).
*Putting students in detention.
*Doing jobs that the Headmaster required.
==Known caretakers==
===Argus Filch===
 
By at least 1973, Argus Filch, a Squib, had replaced Pringle as the caretaker of Hogwarts School. He, along with his cat, Mrs Norris, frequently patrolled the corridors at night and delighted in punishing students; he desired torturous methods for punishments, such as those inflicted by Pringle, but Dumbledore did not grant him such rights. He also waged an endless war with the school's poltergeist, Peeves. He constantly hassled students over the littlest infraction and took delight in the doling out of detention-worthy write-ups.
==Behind the scenes==
===Translations===
*Faroese: umsjónarmaður ("supervisor")
*German: Hausmeister ("caretaker")
*Greek, Modern: Επιστάτης ("overseer")
*Hebrew: שרת ("sharat") ("caretaker")
*Russian: завхоз ("zavkhoz") ("superintendent")
*Icelandic: húsvörður ("janitor")
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==Notes and references==
Category:Discipline At Hogwarts
Category:Hogwarts School Caretakers
Category:Ranks And Titles