Marcus Flint

[Heather Edmonds]

No: HPFGUIDX 8210

> > I would think that if you failed a level, they wouldn't be keen on
> > your continuing with things.
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> As IIRC Neil already mentioned, the fans decided that Flint had
> failed too many classes and had to repeat one year BEFORE JKR said on
> in an on-line chat. Muggle schools don't let people with students
> with sufficiently bad grades have extra-curricular activities (unless
> they are REALLY GOOD athletes, important for the team to win), but I
> expect that Dumbledore believes that a student should be allowed to
> do the one thing he's good at.

I always thought it was a reference to the still common practice of allowing
a non academic pupil to stay on at a good university/ medical school because
of their skill in rugby. Exeter my old uni and of course JKR's certainly
still does this. Indeed people are given places and schoolarships based on
rugby ability. I also know of at least one medical school which I won't name
but its one of the best and most respected in the UK that gives applicants
who are county rugby players offers upto 3 grades lower! Eg foe nom UK
residents instead of AAB for example they might be offered BBC. They also
get more opportunities to resit if they are winning for the uni. This is
because rugby is all important. As Quidditch is equally important in the
wizarding world I imagine the same rules apply.

Heather
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