Peter had gone to the Library early that morning, in hopes of catching up on some much needed studying, as he knew he would get nothing done if he confined himself to the Common Room.
He had only just finished, which was why he arrived unexpectedly into what seemed to be a meeting, something that he slowly realized had nothing to do with Quidditch or the up coming game.
This was what James had mentioned doing not long before. Standing off to the side, he watched his close-knit group of friends speak, other Gryffindors gathering in a small circle around them.
For the moment, he only inched closer, moving more near to where James and the other Marauders stood. It seemed that whatever idea that James had come up with was being readily accepted, even by Remus...
"If..." His voice was quiet, squeaker then usual, however Peter cleared his throat, twisting the strap of his book bag in between his hands, forcing himself not to stumble over his own words as he continued.
"If this is about what happened to Clearwater..." He kept his eyes on James as he spoke, an attempt to ignore all the others in the room. "I'm in."