Educational Decree Number Twenty-Nine

"You filthy little beasts would never have dropped Stink pellets if you'd known I had it in my power to whip you raw, would you, now? Nobody would have thought of throwing Fanged Frisbees down the corridors if I could've strung you up by the ankles in my office, would they? But when Educational Decree Twenty-nine comes in, Potter, I'll be allowed to do them things..."

- Argus Filch on the Decree

Although never actually passed, the Educational Decree Number Twenty-Nine was going to be one of Dolores Umbridge's Educational Decrees. When passed, this Decree would give Argus Filch the powers to physically punish the students

Background
As the Dumbledore's Army was discovered by Dolores Umbridge (then-Hogwarts High Inquisitor) and the Inquisitorial Squad to be violating the Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four on a Monday evening in April, Albus Dumbledore voluntarily took the responsability for the group's activities. Minister Fudge, then tried to put Dumbledore in Azkaban to await trial for conspiracy and sedition. Dumbledore flew from Hogwarts and technically deserted the post of Headmaster. However, Dolores Umbridge was sacked and her Educational Decrees were abolished before she had time to do this.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix