Since she'd been named head girl, Pansy had been always erring just shy of insufferable. He supposed he couldn't blame her. It was an accomplishment, and a surprising one at that. But he was reasonably sure his grades were just as good if not better than hers. He could do without the attitude.
"And what remarkable feat are you planning to attempt, pray tell?" he asked, making it clear that he was entirely aware that she would have actually start, and that he was inviting conversation about the project in question, as should have been obvious.