[core] Fix platform component normalization happening too late in validation pipeline (#10908)

tests/unit_tests/fixtures/ota_empty_dict.yaml

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+esphome:
+  name: test-device2
+
+esp32:
+  board: esp32dev
+  framework:
+    type: esp-idf
+
+# OTA with empty dict - should be normalized
+ota: {}
+
+wifi:
+  ssid: "test"
+  password: "test"
+
+# Captive portal auto-loads ota.web_server which triggers the issue
+captive_portal:

tests/unit_tests/fixtures/ota_no_platform.yaml

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+esphome:
+  name: test-device
+
+esp32:
+  board: esp32dev
+  framework:
+    type: esp-idf
+
+# OTA with no value - this should be normalized to empty list
+ota:
+
+wifi:
+  ssid: "test"
+  password: "test"
+
+# Captive portal auto-loads ota.web_server which triggers the issue
+captive_portal:

tests/unit_tests/fixtures/ota_with_platform_list.yaml

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+esphome:
+  name: test-device3
+
+esp32:
+  board: esp32dev
+  framework:
+    type: esp-idf
+
+# OTA with proper list format
+ota:
+  - platform: esphome
+    password: "test123"
+
+wifi:
+  ssid: "test"
+  password: "test"
+
+# Captive portal auto-loads ota.web_server
+captive_portal: