Alex stretched, putting her feet up on the seats in front of her. The compartment was empty, and with her trunk and Ade's cage safely stowed on the luggage rack, she had plenty of space to stretch out. Yawning, she fumbled in her jean pockets for some money - she guessed the sweet trolley would be coming soon - and oulled out an assortment of odds and ends. Rummaging deeper down, through the old wrappers and other pieces of junk, she un-earthed a couple of sickles and a galleon. Right on cue, the door slid open, and a woman pushing a rickety trolley loaded with every refreshment imaginable appeared. handing the witch the money, she sat back and put the pumpkin pasty on her seat beside her. She would eat after she had got changed into her school robes - it was almost dark outside. She sighed, opening the trunk and pulling out a pair of neatly folded robes from the pile of books and potion ingredients.
After she had changed, Alex sank her teeth into the pasty. It was still warm, and she closed her eyes, savoring the soft, warm pastry and the tangy pumpkin flesh. Taking a gulp of water from the bottle in her back, she sat back and looked out of the window, her thoughts drifting. After a few minutes, she got up and lifted Aden's cage down from the rack. Taking the cover off, Alex tore off a small chunk of pasty and poked it through the bars.