Arthur admits that he doesn’t, but adds that there’s no need, and Sirius gleans—from Arthur’s demeanour and some of the slightly pointed things Minerva says—that the Weasleys are not very well off—Sirius has heard, of course, about how far the Weasley blood traitors of the sacred twenty-eight had fallen, but he never thought that the Blacks had been speaking financially. Thus, Sirius insists on getting Percy an owl; Arthur leaves the shop with a screech owl named Hermes, and Sirius leaves with the offer to host a welcome back/Order reunion party for Sirius at the Burrow. 