Back in Britain, when Albus had been Chief Warlock, he had had the authority to seal documents—such as James and Lily Potter’s wills. Not so, here in Bern. It was quite inconvenient now, that Albus could not decree as Supreme Mugwump, "You may not read such-and-such document, or read it aloud, or quote from it. If you do any of these things, you shall go to prison."