Albus was woken by the incessant beeping of an alarm clock. He blearily thought "Hey, I don't have an alarm clock," before he remembered where he was. He sat bolt upright as he realized he was at Hogwarts, and hit his head on the bunk above him. Rubbing his head, he got out of bed and walked toward his trunk. He was startled when a boy came jumping down from the bed on top of his. "Hullo," the other boy said, "Who're you?"
"Albus Potter, you?
" Edward Marshall, but my friends call me Eddy. Wait, are you related to Harry Potter? The one who got on the quidditch team in his first year?"
"He's my dad! I'm a fair shot at quidditch too. Been playing since I can remember! Are you a first year too, then?"
"Yeah, but we'd better get going or the alarm will just get louder. I have a sister in fourth year, and she's told me everything.
They finished dressing, and went down the stairs to the common room, carried by the crowd of Gryffindor boys.
"I have a brother, and he's only told me useless things. But my dad did tell me about a secret tunnel to honeydukes' cellar. Bet we'll be the only first years with candy! And Rose, of course. She's my best friend, but she's a girl, you know?"
Just then, Rose joined them.
"Albus! Who's this?"
"I can speak for myself, and I'm Eddy by the way."
"Well, we'd better hurry or we'll all be called 'late'."