Marcus Flint

Marcus Flint is a minor character from the Harry Potter series. He is the Slytherin Quidditch Captain in the first three books.
Flint is best known for lending his name to a fan term for a continuity error after he continued to appear as a Hogwarts student a year after he should have left school. J.K. Rowling explained the inconsistency by saying in an interview that he failed his exams and thus repeated his final year. Much of fandom has taken the characterisation of Flint being too unintelligent to pass his exams and run with it. However, other fans argue that this interpretation of the character is not supported by his (albeit few) actual appearances in the books.For example, see On JKR and making mistakes by t0ra_chan and comments on the post at hp_essays, posted 17 April 2005. (Accessed 02 August 2017.)
The character appeared only in the first three books and the first two films. Fan activity about Marcus was most common during the three-year summer, especially surrounding the release of the first film.
Marcus is often shipped with Oliver Wood in slash (see Flint/Wood) and Katie Bell in het (see Marcus/Katie). Other common partners include Harry, Hermione, Percy, and Draco. Marcus/Oliver/Percy is a common threesome ship.
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
* Slytherin Scores by Blue Byrd — Marcus/OFC, set during the summer after he fails his NEWTs. (Jan 2002)
* War!Drabbles by Sofie K Werkers (femgeek) — Marcus/Lee Jordan, set during the war with Voldemort. (late 2002)
===Fanart===
* Harry Potter Tarot: Knight of Swords by Nasubionna — Part of Nasubionna's Harry Potter Tarot Deck: "Knight of Swords/Captain of Slytherin: Symbolizing someone domineering, overbearing and blunt, this card cares little for the feelings of others. On the plus side, it can stand for someone who is direct, honest and authoritative, who cuts straight to the core of an issue and can be very intelligent. " (late 2004Nasubionna's Harry Potter Tarot Deck :: Captain of Slytherin at Nasubionna's art site, first archived 06 December 2004 by the Wayback Machine. First tarot card in the series added 22 September 2004.)
* One More Game? by tbranch — A stylized, forbidding Marcus in his Quidditch gear. Part of tbranch's Quidditch Series. (Jan 2006)
* Polishing the ol' broom handle by Chibitoaster — Flint masturbation, inspired by Flint's movie!teeth. (Sep 2008) NSFW
* With you by Alekto-K — Draco/Marcus. Rare depiction of a non-white Marcus. (Sep 2010)
* poke by ElizabethBeals — Marcus/Katie fluff. (Feb 2012)
* The Language of Birds by didodikali — Marcus/Ginny Weasley. Art with text, created for hp_beholder (Apr 2012). didodikali also previously created a drawing and ficlet for this pairing: Solstice. (Jul 2011) Both NSFW
* He's got Some Troll Blood in Him by UltraPancake — Marcus plush based on his appearance in the films. (Nov 2013)
* SbS - Slytherin by Fafanny15 — Flint and an OFC, illustration for a fanfic. (Sep 2016)
* Game we love by MARiKaArt — Flint and Wood after a Quidditch game, based on the film actors' appearances. (Nov 2016)
* Marcus by upthehillart - Portrait of Marcus. (Nov 2017)
===Meta===
* A Battle That Cannot End In Peace by apillarofsalt — A Flint/Wood essay at ship_manifesto. (Oct 2004)
==Flint-centric Sites & Communities==
* Anything to Win (marcusflint.com), a Marcus Flint fansite and fanworks archive founded in 2002
* marcusflint · Marcus Flint Fans at Yahoo! Groups, founded in Nov 2001 (defunct, archive link)
* Marcus Flint ICQ Interest Group, c. 2002 (archive link)
* Yummy Yeates, a fansite for Jamie Yeates, the actor who played Marcus Flint in the films
* _marcusflint (Anything to Win), a LiveJournal community founded in Aug 2002
* flintfans, a LiveJournal community founded in Jan 2003
Shipping communities:
* Chasers... (Marcus/Katie)
* bell_flint on LiveJournal (Marcus/Katie)
* roughquidditch on LiveJournal (Marcus/Oliver)
* marcus_hermione on LiveJournal (Marcus/Hermione)
* Flint-x-Wood at DeviantArt (Marcus/Oliver)
==Links & Resources==
Fanworks:
* Marcus Flint tag at Archive of Our Own
* Marcus F. character filter at FanFiction.Net
* The Lead: Marcus Flint, fic listing at FictionAlley Park
* Marcus Flint Edition, fic recs at The Golden Seeker (Oct 2008)
* Special Edition: Marcus Flint at daily_snitch (Feb 2009)
* marcus-flint tag at Tumblr
General:
* Marcus Flint at Harry Potter Wiki
* Marcus Flint at The Harry Potter Lexicon
* Marcus Flint at Pottermore Wiki
==References==
Category:Harry Potter Characters