"Extra credit work," he answered with a noncommittal shrug of his shoulder. While Miss Dashwood might be happy to admit to going the extra mile with her studies, Elijah was far too Cool™ to care about his studies—or at least, to let it be known that he did. Going above and beyond on a class assignment was not his usual modus opperandi, but the Slytherin was nothing if not ambitious, and he knew that this was the sort of thing that would look good when the time came for faculty to decide on a Head Boy.

"Worry not, Miss Dashwood," he added jokingly, "it is all entirely above-board—or if not entirely, then almost entirely."