Adalricus pondered how Albus could’ve allowed things to spiral out of his control so quickly and concluded that he allowed his arrogance and ego to get the better of him. "I however, have the benefit of learning from his mistakes.’ He had gathered all available material of the events covering the past fifty years specifically for the rise and fall of Lord Voldemort, the peaceful decade between 1981 and September of the previous year and culminating with Albus’ ouster from the castle and his subsequent decline and death.