Room 234-00

Room 234-00
Location information
Location	Ground floor, Hogwarts Castle
Permanent residents	Argus Filch Mrs Norris
Affiliation	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Room 234-00 was the room where Argus Filch lived in Hogwarts Castle. It was connected to the Entrance Hall, on the ground floor of Hogwarts Castle.

Description

Filch's office

It was a small, simple room with a single oil lamp hanging from the ceiling. It smelled vaguely of fried fish. There were filing cabinets in it with details of the misdeeds of Hogwarts students. Fred and George Weasley had an entire drawer for their own misdeeds. One of those cabinets was full of confiscated magic items marked "Confiscated and Highly Dangerous", in which Fred and George found the Marauder's Map. Filch kept his chains and manacles in this office (it was common knowledge that he always begged Dumbledore to allow him to hang students by their ankles as punishment), and kept them well polished.

History

Due to the office being owned by Filch, who was disliked by every student in Hogwarts, the students tended to avoid it at all costs. During his second year, Harry Potter was called in for punishment after tracking mud into the castle and found a Kwikspell letter in this office, which eventually led to him finding out Filch was a Squib.

Behind the scenes

"If found, please return this notebook to Mr Filch, Seventh floor, Room 234-00."

— Sticker on a Hogwarts student's notebook

• The office location is not mentioned in any of the films, but given its location in the books, it might possibly be found in the Pepperpot, a small tower connected to the Entrance Hall.
• In Harry Potter Film Wizardry, Mr Filch's room is mentioned as "Room 234-00". However, unlike in the novels, its location is given as being on the seventh floor.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter Film Wizardry (First identified as Room 234-00)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)