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In 1995, Percy Weasley wrote and sent a letter to his younger brother Ron. The letter was overlong and repetitive in several paragraphs. It was delivered by Percy's pet owl, Hermes, and Ron was at first surprised to receive the letter, considering Percy's de facto defection from the family. The letter was sent during the Ministry's campaign to discredit Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, and Percy's letter proved that he was clearly speaking what the Ministry believed.

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  • Percy Weasley's letter to Ronald Weasley (1995) II
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  • In 1995, Percy Weasley wrote and sent a letter to his younger brother Ron. The letter was overlong and repetitive in several paragraphs. It was delivered by Percy's pet owl, Hermes, and Ron was at first surprised to receive the letter, considering Percy's de facto defection from the family. The letter was sent during the Ministry's campaign to discredit Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, and Percy's letter proved that he was clearly speaking what the Ministry believed.
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  • Percy tells Ron not to befriend Harry Potter, and to be useful to Dolores Umbridge.
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  • Percy Weasley's letter to Ronald Weasley
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  • In 1995, Percy Weasley wrote and sent a letter to his younger brother Ron. The letter was overlong and repetitive in several paragraphs. It was delivered by Percy's pet owl, Hermes, and Ron was at first surprised to receive the letter, considering Percy's de facto defection from the family. The letter was sent during the Ministry's campaign to discredit Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, and Percy's letter proved that he was clearly speaking what the Ministry believed. Having heard from Cornelius Fudge that his brother Ron had been made a Gryffindor prefect, Percy wrote to congratulate him, afraid that Ron might have taken the "Fred and George route", deciding to cause trouble at school. He also urged Ron to break off all contact with Harry Potter, fearing that, since Harry had been tried by the Wizengamot for using underage magic, and in Percy's opinion was acquitted on a technicality, their friendship would threaten Ron's position as a prefect, and even possibly a future appointment as Head Boy. Percy also commented that Dumbledore's time at Hogwarts could be coming to an end, with veiled hints concerning the introduction of the Hogwarts High Inquisitor post. Percy proceeded to tell Ron to make himself useful to Professor Umbridge, believing that she was the future of Hogwarts. He then followed up with an apology about not getting to see Ron more over the previous summer holiday. Percy claimed it pained him to criticise their mother and father, but he could not live with them while they remained "mixed up" with the Order of the Phoenix, and that when they realised their mistake, he (Percy) would be prepared to accept a full apology. While Harry treated the letter as a joke, Ron took Percy's writings as a personal affront; he frowned more and more when he read the letter, looking disgusted at the end, and angrily tore it up into eight pieces and threw them into the fire in the Gryffindor common room. To Ron, the letter confirmed Percy's perfidy. It brought the situation home to Harry. He had heard of his treatment in the press from Hermione the previous summer, but really gave it no thought. The letter greatly hurt Harry's feelings, however, as he saw how his words about Lord Voldemort returning were being ruthlessly criticised in writings, especially by a former friend. Percy, with whom Harry had shared a tent at the Quidditch World Cup just a year earlier, and who had given Harry full marks for moral fibre in the Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament, appeared to believe Harry to be a deranged lunatic. After reading the letter, Harry thought he had never felt more like his godfather, Sirius Black, whom the wizarding world at large still considered a mass murderer.
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