Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely check it out! And if you want another series after that in the same sort of magical world vein... my girls love
https://www.amazon.com/Tuesdays-at-the-Castle-5-book-series/dp/B078MR46L4
It's a little bit of Harry Potter, a little bit of How To Train Your Dragon and a little bit of Howl's Moving Castle. Not as dark as the later Potter books either, so I can actually finish it (we're pausing with our kids after HP3).
I highly recommend you look into
https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Glower-series/dp/B078MR46L4
It has a lot of what I like about Harry Potter, but less dark.