just stop supporting harry potter. just stop. “but i like magic school-” tales of earthsea. wayward children. “but i like sorting characters-” watch atla. become a warrior cats stan. “but-” percy jackson
fuck it become a sonic the hedgehog stan that’s what i did. instead of sorting characters into lil groups you give them a fursona and occasionally a superpower. it’s that easy
THIS!! SO MUCH!!! also - fuck it here’s some book alternatives to HP with similar magic vibes/ tropes and so on Carry On - Rainbow Rowell - YA Magic board school in UK, Chosen one, creative magic, lgbt rep as a bonus! Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan - Juvenile/YA - Demigods camp, prophecies, magic powers, mythology bonus lots of good rep for kids A Hero at the End of the World - Erin Claiborne - YA Basically a “What if Ron saved the wizarding World not Harry” The Tarot Sequence - K. D. Edwards - Adult - Magical Urban Fantasy - Atlantis is discovered and joins the modern world. Magic courts based on Tarot Cards. Lgbt+ rep (One of my personal fave series) A Blade So Black - LL McKinney - urban/portal fantasy (includes magic the MC can see but normal people can’t), balancing being a regular teen with the power to potentially save the world, an overprotective mom (hits that Weasley mom vibe), and a tight friend trio
A Deadly Education - Magic school where there are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships, save strategic ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won’t allow its students to leave until they graduate… or die.
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard - Percy Jackson but norse gods.
In Other Lands - Kid falls in magical word and basically grows up there 11-18 coming of age LGBT ya.
The School for Good and Evil - School for fairy tale characters/magic people where they get sorted into “good” or “evil”
Keeper of the Lost City - Magic school where main character leaves the “real world” to go to a secret world and try to figure out her own past/magical identity (this one’s a looong series too)
The Adventurers Guide to Successful Escapes - orphaned kids in a semi-medieval/semi-futuristic fantasy world go on wacky adventures
The Eighth Day - middle schoolers navigate a hidden magical world based on arthurian legend and grapple with their magical ancestors decisions/mistakes
The Accidental Hero - magic school/portal fantasy except it’s superheroes












