Kindness and Being a Saint Are Not the Same Thing

Everyone stared at Aaron in astonishment, with Hagrid especially excited. "Do you really have a way to bring this Unicorn back to life?"

"No." Aaron shook his head decisively, denying it very readily.

He does have a Resurrection Potion that can revive a unicorn who died within an hour, but he only has one, and there may never be a second one. It seems such a precious thing is not worth using on a Unicorn.

Fantastic Beasts are indeed quite rare, and Unicorn are certainly pure, but what does that have to do with him?

There are far too many living beings who have died; he can't possibly save them all! That's God's life.

"But Ronan said so himself, the Centaurs ' Prophecy have never been wrong," Hagrid said with some doubt.

"Who knows if this is slander? Does it have any evidence?" Aaron retorted indignantly. "Even if it's not slander, who can guarantee that the Centaurs won't misinterpret the star's revelation?"

"This..."

Hagrid hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ronan with a questioning gaze, "Can you guarantee that?"

"The Centaurs's Prophecy are very accurate, but there have indeed been misunderstandings about the stars of destiny in the past."

"Look," Aaron shrugged, "It's all a misunderstanding. I don't have the ability to resurrect Unicorn."

"That's not necessarily true," Ron suddenly interjected, pointing to Abei, who was pulling Aaron toward him. "If it were fake, Abei wouldn't be so agitated."

Everyone else turned their attention to Aaron's feet, where Abei was stubbornly clinging to Aaron's trouser leg. They couldn't help but feel more certain of Ronan's Prophecy.

"Um... Abei is just hungry. I didn't let it eat last night."

"But if it continues like this, I think it's necessary to starve it for another three days." Aaron explained to the group while secretly threatening Abei.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Abei seemed to have heard something terrible and quickly retracted his claws.

Aaron picked it up without any hesitation. "Am I being too nice to you?"

Abei nodded hastily, but seeing Aaron's indifferent gaze, it shook its head instead.

"I'll deal with you again. You won't starve for three days, but your meals will have to be reduced."

Abei let out a pitiful cry, glanced at the dead Unicorn's corpse with some reluctance, and then cruelly turned her head away.

It tried its best, even at the cost of cutting its food rations, but it couldn't do anything about people's disagreement.

Abei had a great fondness for this magical creature, which exuded a pure aura, much more so than for Norbert, who was also a dragon.

Seeing the Unicorn die so dead in front of it, it couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow, so it tried its best to fight back.

It was well aware of the existence of the Resurrection Potion, and even almost drank it once, because it had told the dragon that the rich life force inside would be of great help to it.

Naturally, he failed and was punished by Aaron instead.

The amount of food I ate at each meal was reduced by more than half for three days. That feeling of going from luxury to frugality was simply torture.

"Bark!"

We should go now.

"Wait, Aaron," Hagrid stopped him, "If you really have the ability to revive it, please..."

"Don't talk nonsense! I don't have that ability."

"I understand, I understand." Hagrid winked and said meaningfully, "If I had that ability, I wouldn't let anyone else know."

"Because everyone here is one of our own, don't you trust them?"

Moreover, it would be such a pity if such a rare creature as Unicorn died like this!

Aaron's lips twitched. This was far too presumptuous!

He admitted that his first statement made a lot of sense, but the rest was complete nonsense.

"Hagrid," Aaron looked at him sympathetically, "You're probably overwhelmed by grief for Norbert, and it's made your mind a little confused."

Go get a good night's sleep and stop thinking about all this nonsense.

"No, no, no, I'm not confused at all, I'm perfectly clear-headed," Hagrid said anxiously.

"Come on!" Aaron rolled his eyes speechlessly, his gaze sweeping over Harry, Ron, and Hermione before finally settling on Hagrid. "Including you, I was just tricked by four Gryffindor last night."

Don't tell me you forgot; Giant don't have such bad memories.

Honestly, if you were me, would you trust these four people?

Hagrid opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Harry and the others lowered their heads in embarrassment. Being told by Aaron to their faces that "I don't trust you" made them feel like they were going to die, and they wished they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Then we can step aside for a bit, and call us back after you revive the Unicorn," Ron said in a low voice.

"Idiots!" Draco said dismissively. "Aaron, ignore them."

We are in Slytherin's common room.

"Ah." Aaron said wearily, feeling an urge to leave this place.

The others instinctively made way for Aaron and Draco, and no one tried to stop them.

Hagrid looked at the two people who were 20 meters away, gritted his teeth with some struggle, and shouted, "Are you really unwilling to save it?"

This Unicorn is still young; its parents are still waiting for it to come home from the herd!

Aaron stopped, looked up and took a deep breath. It often only takes a second to go from speechless to angry.

After putting Abei on the ground, he turned back and glared at Hagrid menacingly. "Are you crazy?! Do you have to stare at me like that?"

I've emphasized it again and again, I have no way of saving it, do you have to be so stubborn?

"But the Centaurs's celestial signs and Abei's unusual behavior both indicate that you can save it," Hagrid said earnestly. "One might fail, but it's impossible for both to fail!"

"Maybe it's a mismatch?" Aaron said through gritted teeth. "I know your feelings for Fantastic Beasts, and I also feel sorry for this little guy."

But you have to face Reality Stone!

"I know, I know." Hagrid's face was covered in tears, and his beard was soaked, making him look like a several-hundred-pound child who had lost a loved one.

"Stop crying. You're such a Giant, can't you control your tears?" Aaron's lips twitched slightly. He had seen more tears in the past two days than in the previous eleven months of his life.

Hagrid picked up a leaf and wiped his nose. "I know I'm being too far-fetched, but the thought of this Unicorn being so young and having a family makes me so sad."

If you really have no way, then so be it. But if you do have a way, and I don't insist, then it's like giving up the chance to save it.

This feeling is so painful, you wouldn't understand.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

"Well said! That's really insightful." Aaron clapped his hands. "Now I understand why the school made you guard the Forbidden Forest. With your compassionate attitude, you absolutely treat every Fantastic Beasts like your own child."

It's made me feel embarrassed to lie to you, even though I've emphasized it several times and you still don't believe me.

"I'll stop pretending. To be honest, I do have something that could revive that Unicorn, but I don't intend to."

"Why?" Harry asked, puzzled. "You're not the kind of person who would just stand by and watch someone die!"

"That's right, you have a really good eye for people."

You probably won't find Warlock as kind as me anywhere in Hogwarts.

However, in Harry Potter, kindness and being a saint are two different things.

"What's the meaning?"

Aaron sighed and took a bottle of emerald green solution out of his pocket.

He opened the bottle, and a faint scent of life drifted into the air, causing some withered grass on the ground to turn green almost visibly.

Seeing this, Aaron quickly put the lid back on, because if too much evaporated, the medicine's effectiveness would decrease.

As the bottle was sealed, the plant, which had been nourished, suddenly lost its nutrients and began to wilt again.

"As you all saw, this stuff can bring living beings back to life once they drink it."

"Then hurry up!" Hagrid said somewhat eagerly.

"What's the rush!" Aaron cleared his throat and said seriously, "This is a secret medicine passed down through generations of the Gaius family, and the one I have is the last one."

In other words, this is a life-saving treasure in critical moments, truly priceless.

Now you want me to use it to resurrect a Unicorn that has nothing to do with me.

Hagrid, do you think this is appropriate? Is it reasonable?

Hagrid fell silent. Even if he were shameless, he wouldn't be willing to let someone else use a family heirloom to resurrect an unrelated Fantastic Beasts for free.

Aaron scoffed dismissively, then looked at Harry Potter and asked, "If you were asked to donate your entire fortune to help a homeless person you don't even know, would you agree?"

Harry shook his head helplessly. If it weren't for his parents' inheritance, he probably wouldn't even be able to support himself.

Donate it? How could that be?

"That settles it then. It's easy to say you're generous to others, but if you put yourself in my shoes, you would probably refuse even more decisively than I do."

"But it's Unicorn," Ron murmured.

"Hey? Which brother said that?" Aaron said sarcastically, "Does Unicorn make you superior? That's hilarious."

Draco instantly understood, and smiled contemptuously, "Who else could it be but Weasley, that idiot?"

"Malfoy, you..."

"What? You're not convinced?"

The value of this medicine is beyond any of our imagination; even if you sold your Weasley family, you couldn't afford it.

Unicorn are precious, but there are things more precious than them. You have no right to decide for Aaron who is more deserving of being saved.