During the course of the experiment, Ivan also noticed a hidden factor, which was that the accumulation of knowledge would also affect the efficiency and speed of learning.
This was why it only took twenty minutes to finish a copy of the Beginner's Transfiguration Guide, while it took much longer to finish the book.
The quick reading of Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration was partly due to Ivan's knowledge of the basics of how to cast a Transfiguration Charm, and partly because he had read the book earlier and gained an understanding of its contents.
The book, on the other hand, involved a wide range of knowledge, and Ivan had not read it in advance, so his reading speed was relatively slow.
After understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the Academic Genius Card, Ivan immediately realized that the best way to make good use of this hour was to read the corresponding books first, then use the Academic Genius Card to improve his comprehension and thinking skills.
Moreover, every time one understood a magic book, they would be rewarded with GPA. In addition, by increasing the level of the spell, the accumulated GPA could be used to exchange for a Academic Genius experience card. With this cycle, wouldn't one's strength improve by leaps and bounds?
Ivan had only finished reading half of the book, and all of his Charms had improved significantly. The Levitation and Disarming Charms had been upgraded to Level 1, just like the Transfiguration Charms, and he was rewarded with another ten achievement points.
This allowed Ivan to gain another twenty points from his original zero, greatly reducing the time it would take for him to gather more points.
With this in mind, Ivan looked around the library and saw a sea of wizarding books, and suddenly realised… these were all achievement points!
Ivan found it hard to imagine how much more powerful he would become if he could read them all.
Ivan's fighting spirit returned.
However, things didn't go as planned, and Ivan was told that it was time for the library to go out.
Ivan realised that he had been in the library for over three hours.
"Children, learning is important, but you have to balance work and rest. As for now… go back to your dormitories!" Madam Pince shooed away the young wizards who were planning to stay in the library.
As a librarian at Hogwarts, she certainly did not dislike young wizards who were interested in knowledge, as long as they did not cause a scene in the library. However, there was a rule regarding the library's opening hours, and Madam Pince could not extend them.
Ivan stepped forward at that moment, holding up a copy of the book he had been reading.
"Madam, may I borrow this book?"
"Of course, as long as it can be returned within the allotted time." Madam Pince glanced at it, read the title, and nodded casually.
With that, Mrs Pince turned her head and searched the library. There were always a few people who liked to hide themselves in a sea of books in an attempt to sneak into the Restricted Section after lights out.
Of course, there were those who lost track of time…
"Thank you…" Ivan nodded politely and left the library with the book. He could not wait to go back and try out the improved spells.
"Excuse me… Excuse me… Ya!"
Ivan hadn't taken more than a few steps when he heard the crisp sound of a woman's voice behind him. He felt as if someone had slammed into him, and his forehead collided with the wall. He fell on his butt, and the copy of the book he was holding fell to the floor.
Fortunately, the impact was not too strong, and Ivan managed to get to his feet after rubbing his red forehead.
Ivan picked up the book before he noticed the little girl who had accidentally bumped into him.
The first thing that caught his eye was his thick brown hair, which was in such a mess that it was obvious that he did not have a master to take care of it. His standard wizarding robes were slightly oversized, and there were a few magic books scattered around him.
"Hermione?" Yvonne was taken aback, but quickly grasped the situation.
Presumably, our Miss Know-it-all was in too much of a hurry when she was kicked out of the library by Mrs Pince, so she ran into him from behind.
"Ivan?" Hermione was hit hard, too, and was only able to get to her feet with Ivan's help. "Oh, I'm sorry, I must have been a bit confused. I didn't think I'd hit you…"
"It's all right. Just be more careful next time." Ivan picked up the book and handed it back to Hermione, shaking his head to show that he didn't mind.
However, when Hermione saw the book in Ivan's hand, she immediately started talking.
"I've borrowed this book before and learned many new magical techniques.
My God, I had no idea that strong will could greatly enhance the power of certain spells, but this requires a high level of magical control from a wizard, or the spell would have been out of control…"
As if remembering something, Hermione's voice rose as she said, "By the way, learning requires understanding and memory, not going through the entire book.
Rather than reading books like The Fundamental Principles of Magic, I think you should memorize all the textbooks first!"
Hermione poured out her thoughts or experience like a shot, perhaps because she felt she was helping Ivan.
Yvonne knew that Hermione must have seen her learning the second half of the book with the help of the Exemplary Body Card, so she tried to warn her, but Hermione's arrogant tone made Yvonne frown slightly.
"Thanks for the warning, but I guess everyone has their own way of learning," Yvonne said lightly, beginning to understand why Harry, Ron, and the other young wizards didn't like Hermione when she was smart.
It must be said that before Hallowe'en, Miss Granger did have an unpleasant personality…
"How is that possible?"
Hermione tried to continue her lecture, but was cut off by Ivan's actions.
"Swift Transfiguration~" Ivan waved his wand and tapped it on the parchment Hermione was using to take notes. The parchment vibrated slightly, then expanded and deformed, its slightly rough surface slowly becoming smooth and flawless.
In the space of a second or two, Ivan moved from chanting to waving his wand, exactly as Professor McGonagall had demonstrated in class.