Jacob ate his breakfast quietly. The other Ravenclaws were talking, but Jacob didn't pay any attention to anything besides his food. Professor Flitwick gave out schedules, but Jacob didn't bother taking his, as he couldn't read it anyway. He walked with Luna to his first class, History of Magic.
Jacob sat down quietly and lost himself in his thoughts as Professor Binns rambled on. After a while, it occurred to Jacob that Professor Binns is a ghost! He eagerly stood up and ran through Professor Binns. It felt like taking a cold bath, except that he was still dry. He ran through Professor Binns a second time before returning to his seat.
"Frank, what are you doing?" Professor Binns asked.
Jacob picked up his mirror and said, "Frank isn't here. He works at the bike shop."
"Mr. Frank, what are you talking about?" Professor Binns demanded.
"Mr. Frank is my daddy. He's at work now," Jacob explained. "My name is Jacob."
Professor Binns mumbled something about being ready to retire before continuing his lesson.
After the lesson was finally over, Jacob walked with Luna to the next class, Charms. Professor Flitwick talked about something that Jacob didn't bother listening to. Finally, towards the end of class, he said they will practice levitation charms. Each student was given a feather. Jacob quickly levitated his into the air and walked it over to Professor Flitwick's head. After balancing it on his professor's head, he levitated Professor Flitwick up to the ceiling.
"One minute, Jacob" Professor Flitwick said calmly. "Let me do a cushioning charm in case you drop me."
Professor Flitwick then addressed the rest of the class. "Look at the concentration on Jacob's face," he said. "One needs to concentrate when doing charms. It is also important to use exact wand movements, which obviously comes naturally to Jacob. Normally, Hogwarts students don't do nonverbal charms until their sixth year, but because Jacob has been nonverbal most of his life, he does not need to worry about careful pronunciation of the spell. Nonverbal comes to him naturally."
He then addressed Jacob. "Lower me carefully to the ground," he said. "I want everyone to see what care is needed to accurately perform charms."
Jacob carefully lowered Professor Flitwick.
"Now let's see you try someone heavier," Professor Flitwick said. "Any volunteers?"
Nobody volunteered.
"Class dismissed," Professor Flitwick announced.
At lunch, all the first years eagerly discussed Jacob's antics in both classes. Some of the older students wanted to be levitated, but Jacob was busy eating and ignored them. Some students were bothered at the way Jacob behaved with Professor Binns while others found it funny. They all agreed that Professor Flitwick was a good sport about allowing Jacob to show what he is capable of.
The next class was Transfiguration. Professor McGonagall talked about something before giving out matchsticks and asking everyone to turn it into needles. Jacob easily turned his into a needle and magically lifted it into the air. It looked boring. He decided that knives are more fun and transfigured it into a knife. He then transfigured Luna's matchstick into a knife and levitated it next to his own. He was about to transfigure another knife when Professor McGonagall interrupted him.
"I said needles, Mr. Frank, not knives," she reprimanded.
Jacob transfigured them back into matchsticks and put them back down. He looked in his mirror and heard his voice say, "My Daddy isn't here now."
"Okay, Jacob, I'll use your first name if I have to," Professor McGonagall sighed.
Jacob transfigured his matchstick into a needle again and levitated it. He tried to think what his mother would do with such a thing. A memory came to his mind. He transfigured one of the hairs from his mirror into thread and threaded the needle mid air. He then summoned a shirt and button from his room and magically sewed the button onto his shirt. The whole class stared at him in shock.
"Fifty points to Ravenclaw," Professor McGonagall said, "For pure entertainment and advanced magic!"
The students were all in great moods as they walked into the Potions classroom. Professor Snape talked about something. As usual, Jacob didn't bother listening. When it was time to make a potion, Jacob tried tasting the first ingredient.
"Idiot boy!" Professor Snape yelled. "Nothing should ever go in your mouth!"
Jacob picked up the next ingredient and brought it to his mouth.
"Enough already!" Professor Snape yelled. "Its not food! You could kill yourself. Do not put anything in your mouth. Do you understand?"
"Yes," Jacob whispered.
He partnered with Luna who read him all the directions. Together, the two of them completed their potion.
At dinner, the first years told everyone what happened in Transfiguration. Some older Ravenclaws wanted a demonstration while others were annoyed at the wasted time. In the common room that night, Jacob reluctantly repeated his spells. He levitated several older students and sewed on buttons midair. In exchange, anyone who wanted a demonstration had to read Jacob some of his course work for the next day's lessons. Most Ravenclaws were shocked that a student who can't read was placed in Ravenclaw, but they all agreed that Jacob's spell work was very advanced for his age.
That night, Jacob woke up around midnight and headed towards the window. He remembered that Nikki was alerted every time he had a leg out the window. He grabbed his wand and waved it over the window, hoping to remove any spell that would alert anyone to his escape. He then lowered himself out the window and headed towards the forest. As he was walking, he felt someone grab him from behind. He turned around and found himself facing Professor Dumbledore. Professor Dumbledore silently led him back to his dormitory and offered him a sleeping potion. When Jacob accepted, Professor Dumbledore said that from now on, a house elf will give him a sleeping potion every night. He will be excused from Astronomy class as he needs his sleep.