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I was musing idly on why fanfic is in largely part M/M, and on how part of that is the source material mostly having developed male characters interacting, e.g. Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek, or LotR. And then Harry Potter:
* The holy trio is Harry, Ron, Hermione
* The Weasleys are Molly and Ginny vs. Arthur and five additional sons.
* The teachers who spring to mind are Dumbedore, Hagrid, Snape vs. McGonnagall.
* The DADA teachers are mostly male: Quirrel, Lupin, Lockhart, Moody vs. Umbridge. (We already counted Snape).
* Even the Dursleys are 2 male, 1 female.
* I can easily think of James's male school friends who are concerned about Harry, Lupin and Sirius, but who were Lily's friends?
I'm not going to try counting the students.
And this is a female-authored series in a high magic setting where there's no particular reason for male dominance. Harry being a boy could skew his peer experience male, but wouldn't explain the Weasley birth ratio or a lack of mom-friends.
* The holy trio is Harry, Ron, Hermione
* The Weasleys are Molly and Ginny vs. Arthur and five additional sons.
* The teachers who spring to mind are Dumbedore, Hagrid, Snape vs. McGonnagall.
* The DADA teachers are mostly male: Quirrel, Lupin, Lockhart, Moody vs. Umbridge. (We already counted Snape).
* Even the Dursleys are 2 male, 1 female.
* I can easily think of James's male school friends who are concerned about Harry, Lupin and Sirius, but who were Lily's friends?
I'm not going to try counting the students.
And this is a female-authored series in a high magic setting where there's no particular reason for male dominance. Harry being a boy could skew his peer experience male, but wouldn't explain the Weasley birth ratio or a lack of mom-friends.