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{{Quote|Percy got an owl from my dad for being made prefect, but they couldn't aff — I mean, I got [[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]] instead.|Ronald Weasley tells Harry Potter about Hermes.|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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'''Hermes''' is a [[Screech Owl|Screech]] [[Owl]] belonging to [[Percy Weasley]]. Hermes was purchased for Percy by [[Arthur Weasley|his father]] as a reward for becoming a [[Gryffindor]] [[prefect]] in his fifth year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
   
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In [[1995]], Percy used Hermes to deliver [[Percy Weasley's letter to Ronald Weasley (1995) II|a letter]] to his brother [[Ronald Weasley|Ronald]], advising him not to trust [[Harry Potter]] any longer and side with [[Dolores Umbridge]] and the [[British Ministry of Magic]].
'''Hermes''' is a screech [[owl]] belonging to [[Percy Weasley]]. Hermes was given to Percy as a reward for becoming a [[Gryffindor]] [[prefect]] in his fifth year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
 
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
*[[Wikipedia:Hermes|Hermes]] was the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology. Coincidentally, this is also the origin of the name [[Hermione Granger#Etymology|Hermione Granger]].
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*{{wplink|Hermes}} (ερμεσ)  was the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology. Coincidentally, this is also the origin of the name "Hermione".
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{1st ID}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{Mentioned as "an owl"}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
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*''[[Pottermore]]'' {{Mention}}
   
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Revision as of 17:36, 26 July 2014

"Percy got an owl from my dad for being made prefect, but they couldn't aff — I mean, I got Scabbers instead."
— Ronald Weasley tells Harry Potter about Hermes.[src]

Hermes is a Screech Owl belonging to Percy Weasley. Hermes was purchased for Percy by his father as a reward for becoming a Gryffindor prefect in his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

In 1995, Percy used Hermes to deliver a letter to his brother Ronald, advising him not to trust Harry Potter any longer and side with Dolores Umbridge and the British Ministry of Magic.

Etymology

  • Hermes (ερμεσ)  was the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology. Coincidentally, this is also the origin of the name "Hermione".

Appearances