Apple loved it when Paco got on a roll talking about the man and the system. "Yeah man," he said with a big grin as they trekked through the woods, looking for a good smoking spot.

"I bet we'd all make better marks if we chose our own course of study, we could learn more of what we wanted instead of wasting brain cells on mundane bullshit. Ma said the same thing to me too. I guess that means I can't not write my potions paper on the basis that I find the premise completely stereotypical and morally offensive," he rolled his eyes and sat himself down on a log.

"Parents man, they're almost worse than teachers," he pulled out his joint and gave it a light by striking a match against a rock. After taking a long drag he handed it over to Paco.