The last trace of steam evaporated into the autumn air. The train rounded a corner, and Albus lost sight of his family. He sighed, then tip-toed down the corridor to find himself a compartment. He found one where two children were already sitting. He sat down, and an elderly woman came past pushing a trolley containing many sweets. Albus bought a bit of everything, as his pocket was filled with jingling galleons. He peered at the boys. One had untidy brown hair and sticky out ears. He also had extremely bright (blue) eyes.
This boy introduced himself as Joseph Longbottom "Stanley Dursley" the other boy said, raising his hand, and Albus choked on his pumpkin juice.
"You're Dudley's son!" Albus exclaimed. Stanley was a fat boy, with black curly hair like a mop, and blue piggy eyes, but he had a neck that looked like it had been stretched multiple times. He wondered why he didn't see it before, because he looked similar to a photo of his (honorary) uncle. His neck looked like great aunt petunia and his face looked slightly Chinese. "Who's your mum?" Albus asked as he ate another chocolate frog. He picked up the card to see his dad smiling at him. "I'll watch you at school, and tell my real self how your settling in through my portrait at home!" Albus grinned, then listened to Stanley's answer.
"…Chang."
"Sorry, wasn't listenening."
"Cho Chang" Stanley repeated.
"Really! I'll go and see where my brother has gone." Albus smiled, then exited the compartment via the sliding door. He ran through the corridor, peering at the different compartments, until he saw his brother.
"Hi Fred, Hi Sam," James greeted his two fellow troublemakers. Fred had a wild tangle of orange curls, and two hazel brown eyes alight with mischief. Sam, on the other hand, had straight blonde hair, plain brown eyes, and nothing about him suggested that he was the most mischievous of the lot.
"Have you thought of how to use Filch's beloved cat to our advantage?" James asked Fred with a grin.
"Maybe we could talk about a plan to place dungbombs in the Astronomy Tower, then when Filch is there-"
"Bomb the entrance so he can't get out?" Sam suggested, his face alight.
"Good Idea!" James said.
Albus stopped eavesdropping on the boys and returned to Bradley and Joseph.
Meanwhile, Rose had found a compartment with a white haired, reddish blue eyed girl called Saskia and a brown haired, grey eyed girl called Posy.
"Anything off the trolley, dears." said the woman pushing the sweet trolley. Rose, Saskia, and Posy each bought a couple of chocolate frogs and sat down to chat. Rose's card had Hermionie on it. A while later a voice rang out everywhere "The train will be arriving Hogsmeade shortly. Please exit the train. We will be bringing your luggage." The voice said, and the train was suddenly filled with loud noises of rummaging in bags, sliding compartment doors and stamping through the corridors…