“I haven’t been resting. I can’t sleep.“
Well, he can’t say he wasn’t surprised when Isabella sat down next to him. What was the time now? Pushing past midnight for sure. No, wait, he was wrong. Way past 1 o’clock. Huh, the last hour went faster than he thought. Isabella looked exhausted, but nowadays when didn’t she? But it wasn’t like he could judge (and he didn’t) when he was also wide awake. Isabella probably did productive things when she couldn’t sleep, though, like studying or wand practice or something. Kieran just sat watching the fire burn and trying not to think about how high up they are (how he ended up in Ravenclaw with a fear of heights is a question that haunts him to this day).
“So, what’s keeping you up this time? I think it’s the dorm’s fault, you know. I read something online about the colour blue being terrible for helping you fall asleep.” In movies this was the part when the characters would talk about all their problems in some deep heart-breaking emotional scene. Kieran never got that. It was way too late for any meaningful talk. After all, they struggle enough with all that at the best of times. Better to just ramble on about nothing at all when this time he actually had sleep deprivation as an excuse.
