"And I was reckoned to be quick at learning magic."
There was something she had to do, and it was tied up with learning magic.
I didn't learn much magic from him, but I'd gotten some more important stuff.
It is probably simpler to say we have learned magic.
She doesn't want magical power and is not really interested in learning magic.
She then gets her revenge by learning black magic and using it on her former students.
There are a great many advantages to learning magic in this method.
Then could she play the Game at will, and thou couldst learn magic.
She was going to learn real magic, and not just tricks, but proper wizard's training.
I'm an old goblin; it's too late for me to learn good magic.