Both of his parents look wary about saying yes, but Kieren knows they're likely equally just as worried about saying no, seeing as that might imply that they somehow don't trust him and after all the PDS business in town, he knows they've been bending over backwards trying not to repeat history.

"Of course," Steve says, his voice still strained, but Kieren is already on his feet and tugging Sirius gently to come with him, smiling fondly at his parents and a little sadly as his gaze lingers on each of them, ending with Jem. When he's got well-clear of the table, he gives Sirius a worried look, scratching his cheek almost obsessively.

"I should maybe get changed," he admits, "head out into town."

Go and see if everything is the same is what he means, but he suspects Sirius also hears the, So I can go see if Simon is still here part of it.