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Marcus Flint (born c. 1975) is a wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1986 to 1994 and was sorted into Slytherin house. He was a Chaser on the Slytherin Quidditch team as well as its Captain from 1991 to 1994. Flint had to repeat his final year of education^[1].

Biography

Education at Hogwarts

1986-1991

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Marcus Flint playing Quidditch in 1991.

Flint began attending Hogwarts in 1986 and was Sorted into Slytherin House. His Head of House was the Potions master, Professor Severus Snape, and lived in a dormitory in the Slytherin Dungeon. At some point, he joined the Slytherin Quidditch team as a Chaser and became its Captain by his sixth year. Flint was known for being very rough in his Quidditch-playing; for example, his handshakes with Gryffindor Captain and rival Oliver Wood often turned into attempts to break one another's fingers.^[2]

1992–1993 school year

In 1992, Flint was pleased when his team received new broomsticks courtesy of Lucius Malfoy when his son Draco became the team's new Seeker. They bragged to the Gryffindor Quidditch team about this, and mocked their rivals' older brooms. This prompted Hermione Granger to insult Draco, remarking that "at least no one on the Gryffindor team had to buy their way in". Draco retaliated by calling Hermione a "filthy little Mudblood", to the outrage of the Gryffindors. Flint had to stand in front of Draco to prevent Fred and George Weasley from attacking and injuring his Seeker. Ron Weasley then attempted to hex Draco, but it backfired, and the entire Slytherin team laughed uproariously as Ron vomited slugs.^[3]

1993–1994 school year

Flint should have graduated from Hogwarts in 1993, but had to repeat his final year. On one occasion, he participated in a scheme to scare Harry Potter with Draco, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle. The four Slytherins dressed up as Dementors, which were guarding Hogwarts that year due to Sirius Black's escape from Azkaban.^[4] Also, Flint and Derrick, following Malfoy's idea, stole the crate containing the Quidditch balls from Madame Hooch's office and hid them in the Clock Tower Courtyard. They replaced the crate with a box with a jinxed Snitch, Quaffle and Bludger inside so they could beat the Gryffindor Quidditch team. However, their plan was foiled by Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. ^[5]

It is unknown what happened to Flint after Hogwarts.

Behind the scenes

Flint was stated to be a sixth year in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, yet he was still at the school in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. J. K. Rowling has explained this by saying that he had to repeat his last year.^[6] This explanation does not deter some fans from calling other consistency errors "Flints", however.
Harry Potter speculated at one point that Flint might have some Troll blood in him. However, this may simply have been an insult toward Flint's appearance.
Flint was portrayed by Jamie Yeates in the film adaptions of the first and second books, and wore a set of false teeth for the role.
Flint once borrowed Quidditch Through the Ages from the Hogwarts Library, and was due to return the book on May 16.

Name Etymology

The name Marcus is derived from Mars, the god of war in Roman mythology. This may allude to Flint's aggression.
A flint is a stone used for lighting a fire.
Since Flint was the captain of the Slytherin Quittitch team, he was therefore "Captain Flint", which may be an allusion to the similarly-named captain of the pirate ship Walrus from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island

Physical appearance

Marcus was described as being tall, and relatively muscular. He has large teeth, shifty grey eyes, and coarse black hair.

Appearances

Notes and references

[1] Online chat transcript, Scholastic.com, 3 February 2000

[2] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

[3] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

[4] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

[5] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)

[6] J.K.Rowling Official Site F.A.Q.

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 ====[[1992–1993 school year]]====
-In [[1992]], Flint was pleased when his team received new [[broomstick]]s courtesy of [[Lucius Malfoy]] when his son [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] became the team's new [[Seeker]]. They bragged to the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] about this, and mocked their rivals' older brooms. This prompted [[Hermione Granger]] to insult Draco, remarking that "at least no one on the Gryffindor team had to ''buy'' their way in". Draco retaliated by calling Hermione a "filthy little [[Mudblood]]", to the outrage of the Gryffindors. Flint had to stand in front of Draco to prevent [[Fred and George Weasley]] from physically attacking him. [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] then attempted to [[Slug-Vomiting Charm|hex]] Draco, but it backfired, and the entire Slytherin team laughed uproariously as Ron vomited slugs.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>
+In [[1992]], Flint was pleased when his team received new [[broomstick]]s courtesy of [[Lucius Malfoy]] when his son [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] became the team's new [[Seeker]]. They bragged to the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] about this, and mocked their rivals' older brooms. This prompted [[Hermione Granger]] to insult Draco, remarking that "at least no one on the Gryffindor team had to ''buy'' their way in". Draco retaliated by calling Hermione a "filthy little [[Mudblood]]", to the outrage of the Gryffindors. Flint had to stand in front of Draco to prevent [[Fred and George Weasley]] from attacking and injuring his [[Seeker]]. [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] then attempted to [[Slug-Vomiting Charm|hex]] Draco, but it backfired, and the entire Slytherin team laughed uproariously as Ron vomited slugs.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>
 ====[[1993–1994 school year]]====