When Albus gave her a shove that wasn't even forceful in the very least, Rose managed to duck just in time to avoid banging her forehead against the carriage roof. There was only one person inside, and seeing that the seat near the window was not taken, she – after apologizing half-heartedly to the boy whose shin she incidentally kicked while crossing over – plopped down and scowled at her cousin.
Said cousin sat down far more gracefully than her attempt, thus further provoking her annoyance. "You just had to push me in, didn't you?"
"Well, yes, because you still wouldn't get in even after I've helpfully stowed your trunk away."
"I was going to!" She retorted, crossing her arms. "I was just trying to figure out how to sit down without harming him." Rose glanced to the boy who was looking at them oddly, and grinned slightly, "No offence to you."
There was silence for two seconds before he nodded back. "None taken," and he promptly went back to looking out the window.
Rose raised her eyebrow at Albus, who raised both his eyebrows in return. 'What gives?'
'You tell me.' He didn't have to speak for her to know what he was trying to say.
She considered asking the boy for his name, but decided that he probably didn't want to be disturbed.
From her side, Rose could barely see the massive castle of Hogwarts in the darkness. Even the flickering flames were only small bright spots with a certain distance between each one, and the most visible feature of the castle was the Astronomy Tower.
"Huh." From across her Albus snorted, "What do you know, there are still lots of carriages behind us."
"Is that supposed to refer to me?"
Her cousin raised his arms in a surrendering gesture, but his wide-eyed look meant differently. "No, of course not, cousin dearie."
"Innocent does not become you, Al, so drop it."
But Rose couldn't help snickering when Albus simply grinned again and kicked her foot. The boy still looked pensive, but she wasn't going to meddle with someone's life on her first day in Hogwarts.