"Wealth and power are much the same thing," Idunn said with all the authority of someone who had heard the statement once and recognized it to be true, rather than made the observation for themself. "Or at least, each breeds the other, serving as either the chicken or the egg as the situation demands."

She paused speaking long enough to take a small bite from the plate in front of her before continuing.

"As to Master Pavesio, however, I would like to think that his goal is simply knowledge." This was certainly a target that Idunn Fraser was capable of understanding, the goal that drove her seeking out the internship to begin with. "Of course, I cannot say for certain until I have better made the measure of him." In fact, she hadn't really much taken the measure of Mr. Leverett yet, either; the Ravenclaw expected she would have a sound understanding of both by the summer's end.