If stepping onto the Hogwarts Express, navigating Snape’s potions, and surviving the gauntlet beneath the trapdoor thrilled you, you’ll love the Scholomance in A Deadly Education. El, like Harry in his first year, is thrust into a school that’s equal parts wonder and danger—only here, homework can literally kill. The petty alliances, house-like cliques, and high-stakes exams echo the tension of flying lessons and Quidditch rivalries, while the looming question of whom to trust will scratch that same itch you had when Harry, Ron, and Hermione suspected everyone around the Philosopher’s Stone.

You watched Harry go from cupboard under the stairs to facing Quirrell/Voldemort with Ron and Hermione at his side. In The Lightning Thief, Percy starts as a struggling kid who learns he’s a demigod, then bonds with Annabeth and Grover on a cross‑country quest. Like Harry’s first broom flight revealing his gift, Percy’s newfound powers arrive with equal parts chaos and exhilaration, and the trio’s banter and loyalty mirror the warmth of that very first friendship on the Hogwarts Express.

If your heart melted when Mrs. Weasley knit Harry a jumper and the trio became inseparable after the troll, The House in the Cerulean Sea delivers that same warm embrace. Caseworker Linus visits a seaside orphanage of unusual children and—much like Harry finding a place beyond Privet Drive—discovers a home among people who choose each other. It’s the cozy, caring flip side of magic that echoes late‑night talks in the common room and the sense that you belong at last.

If you loved decoding Nicolas Flamel’s name, sneaking past Fluffy, and realizing Snape was a red herring, The Screaming Staircase gives you that same sleuthing buzz. Teen agents Lucy, Lockwood, and George investigate lethal hauntings with iron chains and rapier work, piecing together evidence until a twist reveals the true culprit—much like the moment Harry confronts Quirrell in the chamber. It’s witty, eerie, and full of clever teamwork that recalls the trio’s late‑night investigations.

Remember the awe of Hagrid tapping the bricks to Diagon Alley, the Sorting, and the Mirror of Erised? The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland bottles that feeling. September steps through a window into Fairyland, meeting a wyverary who alphabetizes libraries and sailing a literal soap ship—delights as enchanting as chocolate frogs and enchanted staircases. It’s a lush, rules‑bending adventure that recaptures the rush of discovering magic exists—and it wants you to come along.