Later that day, I knocked on the door to Violet's house. I crossed my fingers and took a deep breath, praying she'd open the door.

She did, but when she saw me, she almost closed it again.

"Wait!" I cried. "Violet, wait!"

"What, Henry. Have you come to gloat on a new girlfriend, or a new muscle?" Violet asked sarcastically.

"No, Violet, I came to say I'm sorry."

She stared at me. "Henry?"

"Yes, the real Henry's back," I smiled. She smiled back at me.

That was when she leaned in, and I leaned in, and we kissed on her doorstep. My heart fluttered like it's never fluttered before. I was in love.

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"Henry, I'm so proud of you," said Emma, back at home. "You made a realization that's not easy to make."

"Aw, thanks mom," I said.

"No, Henry, it's true. You were led into temptation. And being a naive kid, you fell towards it, literally," Emma laughed at her pun. "But then, when you realized, even though it was the hard way, that you can defeat those temptations. And you don't need them."

"I guess so," I said. "And now, I feel freer than I was even when I could fly. I feel free of my temptations."

"That is a great lesson everyone should learn," Emma nodded.

I nodded. "Even when your desires are right in front of you, you have to think, not from your mind, but from your heart."

"Well said, Henry, well said," Emma imitated the bottle, and we both laughed.

Ding Ding. A text showed up on Emma's phone.

"Oh, it's Killian," said Emma. "He wants to meet me in the park." She smiled. "Well, I guess I should meet him. You good here, kid?"

"Yeah," I nodded. "I'm great."

"Great! I'll be back whenever I can. You know Killian, always soaking up the last possible moments he can," And with that, Emma left.

I sighed. Today went from boring, to amazing, to life threatening, to relieving. Thank goodness I came to my senses. Even though I didn't have magic, or muscles, or laser eyes, or flight, or super strength, I still was better than I was after I drank the potion. Because Violet was right. I didn't need the bells and whistles to be a hero, because I already was one. A hero isn't a person who can lift twenty elephants with a pinkie finger, it's much, much more than that.

A hero is someone who no matter what, has a big heart.