[HPforGrownUps] Marcus Flint/Number of students

[Snuffles MacGoo]

No: HPFGUIDX 8046

I think the only likely idea anyone came up with about Marcus Flint is that he 
had to repeat a year (didn't get the NEWTS he need to get into the ministery!)

On the number of students thing (and why not) What about streaming? Admittedly 
nothing is said about this to support or otherwise this idea but the Knight 
bus' Ernie had to go to school somewhere and if Hogwarts is the only magical 
high school in the UK then this would have been it.

Also, did I just dream that someone said that in CoS in "the Rogue Bludger" 
there was a reference to 200 Slytherins booing and hissing the Gryffindors 
while the rest of the school cheered them on. Because in my Brit/Aust ed there 
is no reverence to a specific number (p 126). 200 would make the 1000 sort of 
credible (if you factored in streaming and so on)

storm

-----Original Message-----
From:	Stephanie Becvar [SMTP:StephBecvar at hotmail.com]
Sent:	Friday, December 29, 2000 6:43 PM
To:	HPforGrownUps at egroups.com
Subject:	[HPforGrownUps] Marcus Flint

I know, we are all so anal with the incongruancies in the plot line, and we
should be focusing on the story, but I look upon all of us, myself included,
as having our notice of them being attributed to our supreme knowledge and
vast fandom.  So yes, that little piece was me warming up to say I found one
that I didn't remember being discussed before and was wondering if anyone
ahd an explanation.

In Book 1, Marcus Flint is described as being a 6th year.  Now, we all know
that students spend 7 years at Hogwarts, and I would think that if you
failed a level, they wouldnt be keen on your continuing with things.  So, If
Flint is STILL Slytherin Captain in PoA, that would put him in his 8th
year....was this ever explained, because i certainly dont remember it to be
so.

In case there is a ? as to how I know he is a 6th year, and some people on
this list question everything <eg> kidding kidding, i was kind enough<g> to
enclose the quote.

"Harry noticed that she seemed to be speaking particularly to the Slytherin
Captain, Marcus Flint, a 6th Year"
SS p 185 HC 1st American Edition

Stephanie
Wishing she could be on the Quidditch team and spend some time with Fred
Weasley  ;) <vbg>
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