Just as Filch was feeling somewhat at a loss, a Ministry of Magic employee seemed to recognize him and called out loudly, "Filch... Mr. Filch, over here!"
As he spoke, he hurried toward Filch with a smile on his face, raising a hand in greeting.
Filch recognized the Ministry employee as well. He was a Ravenclaw student who had graduated last year, and his name seemed to be Jason Samuels.
Compared with the other Houses, Filch made a point of paying attention to Ravenclaw students, since it was Wizet's House.
His reasoning was actually very simple: this was the House Wizet had chosen, so it had to be a little better than the others.
Even if a Ravenclaw student broke some school rule, perhaps they had a special reason for doing so?
For instance, perhaps they had learned from Wizet which books were best suited for reference and needed to borrow them urgently.
Breaking school rules for a reason like that was still quite forgivable.
Thus, even when catching students who had violated school rules, he was somewhat more lenient toward Ravenclaw students.
He remembered that Jason Samuels had also been a member of the Ravenclaw team. He had not expected him to become a Ministry of Magic employee after graduating.
The Ministry employee stopped and asked Filch with a smile, "Filch... Mr. Filch, do you remember me?"
"Hmm... Samuels?" Filch asked tentatively. "I remember you were a Quidditch player too."
"Yes! Jason Samuels!" Jason Samuels broke into a grin. "I didn't expect you to remember so clearly!"
"When we played against Wizet before, I was a Beater! So, how has this year's Ravenclaw team been doing...?"
He seemed to realize something and slapped his forehead. "Right, of course. With Wizet holding the fort, this year's Ravenclaw team must still