“I've got a lot of homework to do, and none of it has anything to do with school.”
“Are you about done yet?Because this is all very impressive,but it's a school night and I've got homework to get back to.”
“What do schools do that for?” he grumbles. “What’s the point of summer if they give you homework?” “Exactly!”
“I've seen a lot of movies where a kid my age finds out he's got magical powers and then gets invited to go away to some special school. Well, if I've got an invitation coming, now would be the perfect time to get it”
“The home environment can undo a lot you try to do at school.”
“What do you think I've got here that I wouldn't give up in a heartbeat to be with you? There's nothing to keep me here: I'll go anywhere, do anything to be with you.”