As someone who's explored some of the other relationships -- I've written Molly/Arthur and Lucius/Narcissa and Sirius-as-mentor and Dumbledore-as-Mentor and Bill/Fleur and Sirius's friendship with James -- all I can say is that my gut reaction to your question is that it's been too long (from a fan's perspective) a wait for the books. In the in-between dry periods, people go kind of crazy and stretch what's there; it happened between GOF and OotP in a big way. Also, the fandom is so huge and so much has been written that if you want to do something original any more, it has to be something pulled out of left field.
In some way, I envy the people who are just now getting into the HP fandom. They're still innocent enough to say things like: "Wow, I wonder what the real relationship was like between James and Sirius and how Lily impacted it?" without it becoming some long drawn-out fandom war.
Just my 2 Knuts' worth. But yo me. I'm not even writing HP fanfic any more, so there.
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Date: 2006-04-19 10:30 pm (UTC)In some way, I envy the people who are just now getting into the HP fandom. They're still innocent enough to say things like: "Wow, I wonder what the real relationship was like between James and Sirius and how Lily impacted it?" without it becoming some long drawn-out fandom war.
Just my 2 Knuts' worth. But yo me. I'm not even writing HP fanfic any more, so there.