Some like insults (Peter/Remus/Sirius), and it deeply affects him, & the rest of the marauders are just saying to go on just embarrass them. While James first thought was to embarrass them, ruin their life and leave Reminder or two. Maybe he voiced it and they saw it as a joke or they started to come up with ideas and his violence didn’t fit.
Because the truth of the matter is… Peter was his first friend.
He become his to protect, and Peter knew he would be taken care of. Once some muggle boys tried to start some trouble with Peter, and once James found out he spread some vicious rumors, while pansying them with his invisibly cloak, and used his voice to made them trip and fall. A few scars added to their collect along with a couple broken bones to get his threat clear them. Then got his parents involved so the bullies parents would also be involved, because his parents disappointment burned and believe it would do the same. It did, they never did bother Peter again, and Peter come to the conclusion it was Effie & Monty that got the job done. James ended up not telling Peter because he came over more often now, not just from him but his parents and the three of them seemed more happy for it.
James now saw his violence didn’t fit with theirs and wondered, how they couldn’t see it? How his violence burned for them? They knew he treasured them, and knew how he cared softly, but… they had never seen him burn for them. His longing to make them bleed for the hurt & bloodshed they had caused his people. And listening to the conversation in front of him made him understand, they don’t think, or act like me on this? Will they… I thought back to the conversation I had with Andromeda Black and Narcissa Black. I wondered, if Sirius would accept my Pureblood Violence? If Remus would release I drew scars on people, made them bleed? (The violence he shyed away from because of his wolf). If Peter would accept the darker version of me? What about Marl- I felt Sirius poke my nose, startling me out my thoughts. I looked up and stated, “I have an idea.” Because they are my people and I can protect them. So induced my invisibly cloak to Remus & Sirius and shared my plan to use my cloak like I had done before. I let some hope come up as they accepted the idea, but they all agreed not to do it on the stairs and they could crashed. It hit me… They aren’t like me and they won’t like me like my violence burn the way it burns to. So I shield my anger, and let it bite into me, because I’m not doing enough. How do I know they’ll stop? I don’t, but they matter more. And I can’t deal with them later if it doesn’t sit…
After we finished planning, we all settled into bed tonight, me still burning. After pulling my shift on I noticed my hands. There were red indented crescents on my hand, from my nails. I wondered, what that had happened but had more important things in hand with the invisibility cloak tomorrow. So I decided to deal with it tomorrow. So I went to sleep with anger as my warmth, and I wished that (Peter/Sirius/Remus) was safe in my bed with me.