This is what happened to most of James stuff throughout his years at Hogwarts
James: is that my sweater?
Regulus, looking down confused: no? I stole this from Barty
Barty: oh well I stole it from Evan
Evan: it's not mine, I got it from Panda
Pandora: I borrowed it from Dorcas
Dorcas: I got it from Marlene
Marlene: .... I may have stolen it out of Mary's closet
Mary: only because I stole it from Lily first
Lily: don't look at me I borrowed it from Remus
Remus: I only had it because I thought it was Sirius'?
Sirius: oh shit, I did steal that from you Jamie