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.