This class was probably the one he was going to have the most trouble getting to. All the way down from the tower on tiny legs, with a cauldron. Thornton shuffled in and promptly plopped (gently!) everything down at his desk.

He nodded to the professor. "Hello. Professor." Noticing that he was the first one there, he simply set about arranging his parchment, quill, book, and cauldron.