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Footman John ✘ Hazel • You are... fascinating...

Chapter - 36 (In the Silence After)

Snippet: “Mr. Potter,” she said, her voice crisp. “Your schedule is on your desk. The Cartwright merger documents are with the notary. Helena Stone is expecting your fire-call at eleven.”

“Thank you, Margot,” he said, the name feeling strange in his mouth. He unlocked his office door and went inside.

He’d barely taken his seat, the familiar weight of the leather chair both comforting and suffocating, when there was a soft knock. She entered without waiting for an answer, closing the door behind her.

“Helena spoke to me,” she said, getting straight to the point, her hands clasped in front of her. “About New York. She said the transfer is still on the table, but given the… volatility… of the Aethelstan case, she’d prefer I stayed until there’s some resolution. After that, I can go.”

Albus nodded, looking down at his empty desk. “Makes sense.” He took a breath, then looked up at her. The professional mask was good, but he could see the faint shadows under her eyes, the same tiredness he felt in his own bones. “I’m sorry, Margot.”

“For what, specifically?” she asked, her tone not defensive, but genuinely curious, as if cataloguing his offences.

“For… not seeing you. For being so wrapped up in my own… catastrophe, that I didn't see what was right in front of me. For being a coward.” He paused, the next admission harder. “And I’m with Cassandra. I am. But I also… I don't like it when you’re with someone else.”

The words hung in the air, stark and shamefully honest. He immediately grimaced. “Merlin, that sounds so pathetic when I say it out loud.”

To his surprise, a soft, genuine laugh escaped Margot. It was a tired sound, but real. “It is a bit,” she agreed, a faint smile touching her lips. “The hypocrisy is breathtaking.”

He found himself smiling back, a brittle, shared moment of bleak humour in the wreckage. “Isn't it just?”

The smile faded from both their faces. The reality of the mess remained.

“I won’t stop you from leaving, Margot,” he said, his voice quiet but firm. “New York, or anywhere. You should do what you need to do. For you. God knows I’ve given you enough reasons to run for the hills.” He met her gaze, holding it. “But I’d… I’d like us to be friends. If that’s even possible. After everything.”

He didn't specify ‘after everything’—the seven years, the cover-up, the kiss, the destruction. She knew.

Margot was silent for a long moment, studying him. She saw the exhaustion, the guilt, the faint, desperate hope in his green eyes. The boy she’d loved was still in there, buried under layers of Potter tragedy and his own bad choices.

“Friends,” she repeated slowly, testing the word. It felt both too small and impossibly large. “I don't know if that’s possible, Albus. Not yet. Maybe not ever. But…” She sighed, a sound of surrender. “But I’m not your enemy. And I won’t make your life harder than it already is. We can be… civil. Professional. We can start there.”

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Endless List of Romantic Relationships That I Love - Jimmy Brooks and Hazel Aden

Huh okay. bet. (The burning maze spoilers ahead!!)

(Okay first of all I just want to address the "age gap" because.. there isn't one. Jason is the same age as Frank and they're all relatively mature for their age so three years is fine. Stop trying to ruin perfectly okay ships because you don't like them.) They seem like they'd be ADORABLE ngl. I think they're probably the chillest out of the seven and they'd be a fire couple. They'd also be a power couple because these two are an AMAZING team. Like the part in MoA I think where they pushed the guy off the cliff. Like yeah they didn't have to think about that a whole lot but they still worked really well together considering they had never met each other before, and I think Hazel even said she was scared/intimidated by Jason. Also consider that even if they did succeed in their plan, they were kind of awkward about it so like.... you got a crush or smth?? Also the part in the burning maze where she literally threw herself down on his coffin and started crying?? Yeah she definitely loved him wether it be romantic or not. You don't sob over someones death if you barely knew them. Sniffle idk but I think they also have a really good friendship/make a good duo even if you don't ship them, but I do so.. Jazel for the win:3!!