i knew percy jackson was superior to harry potter when both series introduced a love triangle in the last second book to cause angst between the main pairing and how both authors handled it so differently.
we had jkr, who turned lavender into a joke and mocked her interests and whole character, looked down upon her for being a teenager with a crush just to uplift hermione as the better love interest for ron and handled the whole triangle with very obvious misogynistic undertones to show why hermione is superior to the other woman™.
and then we had rick, who treated rachel with respect and gave her a likable personality and goals and interests of her own, had percy and rachel develop a genuine friendship and even gave rachel some iconic moments to shine on her own, never bashed rachel to uplift annabeth and most importantly concluded the love triangle with annabeth and rachel becoming friends and letting go of their past beef.
Things Percy Jackson has in common with Harry Potter
Black hair and green eyes
The protagonist
Was unkowingly part of a magic species
Things Percy Jackson has in common with GWEN STACY
Streaked hair
New Yorker
Rock music fan
Corrupted abusive dad
Awesome mom we don't see enough of
Bully beater
Only friends are other outcasts
Anger issues
Poor social skills
Brutal ass fights
Insecure from trauma
Was framed for an uncommited crime at a huge turning point in the story
Same sense of humor
Complete sweetheart despite the tough exterior
Normal world best friend is a greeneyed redhead bombshell weirdgirl
Had a corrupted form and is scared of it(That one Tartarus scene with the poison/Gwenom)
Not actually oblivious,just a mix of inexperience and having too much shit going on
Has a found brother who's a bit younger that's an optimistic softboy but also a little shit with a black color theme
Autistic
Pastel punk
In love with a hugely dorky guy who wears glasses that's down horrendous and has great power that comes with great responsibility just like she does and who she banters and flirts with
Daughter of a sea god/Watercolors artstyle dimension