What da reason for this?

[Albert]

Hey Kieran, it's great to want to be better at magic, but I also want you to think about this: Is this really a competition between your friend to be better than him and make him look bad in comparison or do you just want to be better known at school? Because there are other approaches to that as well.

I think it will be a good idea to think about your main purpose of doing magic as well, which can really give you a reason for doing this. Don't think that your reason is wrong or anything. I just think your friend needs a wake-up call and you can do that for him.