Although he had claimed the quest reward and raised both Wizard Duelling and Flitwick's Duelling Skills to Level 3, Albert still felt it was unreliable. At the very least, he had never believed he could certainly defeat Professor Flitwick while holding an advantage. Even with two duelling-related skills greatly boosting his strength, Albert still felt his practical combat experience was lacking.
As for his previous victory, he had simply dragged Professor Flitwick down through sheer endurance. If his opponent had been a Dark wizard, the battle would definitely have been decided quickly. Unless one side was pursuing and the other fleeing, a fight would likely last no more than five minutes. If the gap in strength was too great, one might even lose the moment the battle began.
Professor Dumbledore could always defeat his enemies with ease. Nearly every Death Eater was like a helpless infant before the headmaster.
Albert was actually quite curious about the real gap between himself and the headmaster.
Fine, he admitted that he was getting carried away. He wanted to fight Dumbledore and see exactly how Dumbledore battled others.
After all, he was the ceiling of power in this world. It would be even better if Albert could obtain something like Dumbledore's Duelling Skills.
People really are greedy.
They had clearly gained so much, yet they still wanted more.
There was nothing to be done about that. Voldemort was not dead yet, after all.
Albert found himself an excuse.
The threat still remained. Albert still felt that he needed to strengthen himself to ensure his own safety. Relying on others was worse than relying on himself.
In his impression, Voldemort's strength was almost on par with Dumbledore's. As for why that man always lost to Dumbledore, it was mostly because he lost to the Elder