After speaking to James at length over this past week I feel that he has proven to me his sincerity and dedication to maintaining his new life style. I am willing to grant him more freedom in his day to day activities but to do so would require the return of his wand. I am now more concerned with his safety than with his defecting and believe his old friends could be a danger to him.
Of course, the final decision is yours to make as any failure of James will reflect entirely on you. Let me know what you decide and I will give you the honour of giving him the news.