Once again, Tobias had run on ahead from his grandfather, who was probably still somewhere around St. Pancras train station (which was across the road) where their connecting train had taken them. His grandfather would be apparating home after seeing Tobias on the trains; his grandmother wasn't fond of busy places full of children (she liked Tobias and that was it) and his parents had stayed behind to keep her company. Tobias' grandfather was the best person to keep Tobias in line anyway, though the young man himself would disagree; nobody kept him in line, because he was a perfect little angel who didn't need watching over.

But... he kind of did need his grandfather. This station was confusing and there were loads of muggles here. Tobias stepped up onto the back of the trolley to try and find his destination, but he didn't actually know what he was looking for.

Ah. Well. This way problematic.

Time to just hang out and wait for his grandfather and try not to give off a vibe that he was on his way to wizard school.

'Cause, you know, that was what he was avoiding. And it was obviously the first conclusion that muggles jumped to.

...

After a couple of minutes, Tobias had spied a few students who were pushing trolleys with trunks similar to his, and he had a good idea where he was going, because he'd seen them all disappear in the same general area.

Feeling all grown up, Tobias pushed his trolley confidently towards one of the barriers (he knew that was what he was meant to be doing after quizzing his grandfather relentlessly... it was just the 'where' that had him stumped) and started running.

He was nearly there when he heard a strangled shout from behind him, and he turned to see his grandfather waving his arms wildly and pointing at the next barrier.

Ohhhhhh.

Luckily, Tobias, being a rather hyperactive and fidgety child, was rather agile, so after a brief tussle with his luggage trolley and it's stubbornly wonky wheel, he had re-routed and was now speeding towards the correct barrier.

Taking it at a slightly awkward angle, Tobias finally reached the ticket barrier... and then he was through.