James smiled widely as each of his mates backed him up, and offered their own ideas for this grand scheme. Remus getting on board was a pretty big deal and he knew that many more Gryffindors would be swayed if one of the most intelligent members of their House was backing this plan.
Surprised to hear Wormy's voice squeaking to the forefront, he nonetheless welcomed the final puzzle piece to the Marauder group with a wave to indicate that he should get closer to the centre of the circle forming about them.
"Petey here's got some great sense. So you filthy lot, what'll it be? Shall we strike up a society and actually learn some useful things that we can combat that," he waved toward the vicinity of Sirius's scars, "sort of magic with?" And with that, he reached backward toward his earlier pile of parchment, lifting up a blank roll and feeling around for a quill. Cursing when he couldn't find one, he leaned across Sirius to ask Remus, looking right silly in front of this crowd, having to ask for a bloody quill.