Some Dark Things Turn Light
by: Ethiawien
Summary: Summer is always a time of growth and change. Kieran isn't excluded, with her engagement, needing a place to stay, and her still being the youngest upcoming seventh year, it leaves her time to grow up just a tad more.
DISCLAIMER: If bychance you have heard it before my story, then it tis not mine!
Prologue: Back to the Platform
So now everyone knew. Ron and Kieran were back together, and now, engaged. Hopefully things would be okay, would be calm now. However, Dumbledore and Sirius were very upset by this. Dumbledore, because he thought the war needed Kieran and Harry together, and Sirius, because he thought that the two second generation marauders should be together. But, that wasn't happening, because somehow, in the midst of the commotion of finals and news, and packing, Harry and Ginny were caught snogging by the lake. Everyone was now finding themselves on the train home.
"It's going to be a long day." Draco said softly, helping Hermione load her trunk.
"I really wish that you wouldn't go back there Draco, go home with Kieran or Ron... I'll be along soon enough!" Hermione pleaded.
"She's right, you shouldn't go back there." Kieran said. "Go home with Sev, or come home with me. You can't go back now that he's alive, he'll beat you."
"It's my home." Draco stated simply.
"What sort of home is one that almost gets you killed?" Harry said. "You're near seventeen Draco, just go home with someone else, you know that when I'm seventeen I'll be at the Burrow. I can't wait!"
"Please, Draco, I'm begging you. Don't go back there, what if he realizes you're not with Voldemort! He'll kill you!" Hermione said.
"Come home with me mate, my Mum already has orders from Snape to kidnap you..." Ron muttered, helping Kieran up onto the train, the ring on her finger glittering in the sun.
"Why does is always rain on the way to Hogwarts, yet it's beautiful when we leave?" Ginny asked. Avoiding the subject that had everyone so heated.
"I dunno Gin." Harry said. "How come something bad always happens at the end of the year and this year it didn't?"
"Cuz enough shit went on during the year?" Kieran suggested. "Figured we'd had enough?" Ron smiled at her, putting an arm about her waist. "When will we know what we got on our exams?"
"Dunno," Hermione said. "I asked the Professors, they wouldn't tell me."
"You two and your constant fretting." Ron said. "Just relax, you both did fine, everything's going to be okay, and we're all going to graduate together. Minus Gin, for the fact she's a year younger."
"Kieran's a year younger too!" Ginny pointed out. The rest of the group looked at Kieran.
"Can I help you?" Kieran asked.
"I totally forgot you're only sixteen!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Plenty of people have, plenty of people don't know I'm sixteen. I have premature aging, thanks to Dad." Kieran said. "I mean, he's 37 and he has more gray hair than Hagrid, who's 67." Harry chuckled.
"S'not funny Harry." Draco said softly.
"What Remus needs is a peaceful holiday." Hermione said. "Kieran why don't you suggest the two of you go abroad?"
"Because he's not going to relax knowing that Harry's here, possibly facing death because I'm not with him." Kieran said. "This whole thing is rubbish." With that the compartment fell silent and the six within split into their small groups of two, couples rather. Kieran sat in the window, looking out at the scenery as they drew nearer and nearer to Muggle London. Ron sat at her side, rubbing her shoulder gently, spacing on thoughts. Harry was whispering things to Ginny, who blushed and giggled softly. Draco and Hermione, from a spectators point, seemed to be having a contest on who could squeeze the other's hand the most, but in truth they were reassuring each other that they would pull through the summer.