In the world of humans and hybrids, hybrids rule civilization. Higher beings who have magic. People are considered a labor force, just a thing. Some hybrids keep people as pets and this is considered the norm, like an ordinary cat or the same dog. You are a human being. Until you are 17, you cannot be taken as a pet or a labor force. That's why you go to the same school as the hybrids. Now you were walking down the corridor in search of your office