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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres and the Methods of Rationality.
Relationships labels used: friendship, unlikely friendship, mentor-student tension, rivalry, family change, adoptive family, found family, student-teacher conflict, power imbalance, uncertain friendship
Focused on “protective friendship” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
A sixth-grader discovers her substitute teacher is an alien and races to stop his secret plan.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: unlikely friends · student-teacher conflict · friendship duo · class rivalry · peer support · protective friendship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1036
A feared academy student gains dangerous powers linked to the enemy and must survive school, secrets, and war.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · found family · romantic tension · slow burn romance · student-teacher conflict · peer hostility · protective friendship · loyalty · trust issues · classmate rivalry · enemy attraction
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1044
A rebellious cadet in a corporate-run future must choose between career advancement, friends, and his ideals.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friend group · found family · romance subplot · rivalry · friendship tested · loyalty conflict · mentor-student tension · betrayal · power imbalance · protective friendship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1166
A time-shifted teen agent must repair a fractured timeline and stop a fascist empire from reshaping Europe.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · partnership · teamwork · unlikely allies · mentor-student · family tension · power struggle · rivalry · criminal alliance · betrayal · dependence
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0878
A talentless teen in a stranded space fleet gains strange powers and must survive monster-filled Titan raids to save his people.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: sibling bond · bereavement · rivalry · reluctant alliance · mentor-student · found family · family duty · power hierarchy · class tension · peer conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0945
At a televised arts school, a low-ranked student skips sleep and uncovers a sinister secret hidden behind the cameras.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: romance · love interest · friendship · family tension · stepfather conflict · school authority · student rivalry · protective friendship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1245
A teen mage trapped in a repeating month uses every reset to master magic, solve a mystery, and survive an invasion.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family conflict · sibling relationship · mentor relationship · classmate dynamics · peer rivalry · teacher-student relationship · friendship growth · social isolation · complicated family · non-looping relationships
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0960
Cleo hunts ancient time tablets in an alien city as enemies attack, secrets surface, and her fate comes into focus.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · best friends · rivalry · mentor-student · teamwork · uneasy alliance · betrayal · family longing · chosen family · power dynamic
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0989
After an alien war, powered teens are gathered at an academy as new threats and rival factions emerge.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · mentor-student · parent-child conflict · team dynamic · romance potential · friendship bonds · community tension · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1002
A Martian teen pilot hopeful is sent to elite school on Earth, where culture shock and strange accidents test her resolve.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: sibling rivalry · sibling loyalty · mother child conflict · found friends · peer prejudice · class tension · mentor tension · romance hint · family dependency · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1038
A future-school thief, a stolen sword, and a prophecy push Cleopatra into a fast-paced space quest.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · roommate relationship · school peer dynamics · student-teacher conflict · possible romance · rivalry · group teamwork · family-like friends · jealousy
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1061
A science-minded Harry Potter retools magic with logic and rationality in a sprawling alternate-universe first year.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship · rivalry · romantic tension · parent-child · found family · power imbalance · manipulation
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1067
