Ministry of Magic Archives

Ministry of Magic Archives
Organisation information
Known members	Elton Elderberry Herbert Chewsworthy III
Headquarters	British Ministry of Magic Headquarters, Whitehall, London
Intentions	Storage and preservation of documents of historical interest
Affiliation	British Ministry of Magic

Olivia Green: "Anything you could ever need to know is going to be in here."

Elton Elderberry: "You'll just need the patience to look."

— Olivia Green and Elton Elderberry regarding the Ministry's Archives

The Ministry of Magic Archives was a British Ministry of Magic office charged with preserving and documenting historical records, and with increasing public access to those documents.

History

During the 1990–1991 school year, Jacob's sibling and Olivia Green visited the Ministry Archives with Elton Elderberry to learn more about Dai Ryusaki. In there, Jacob's sibling found and read documents written by Ryusaki himself, which detailed his creation of the Crown of Mneme. They learned that Ryusaki was in fact not a Dark wizard, as his creation was intended to help people, but became too dangerous.

Description

"Isn't it magnificent? Hundreds, if not thousands, of years of wizarding history is here."

— Olivia Green

The insides of the Archives

The Archives kept secret records detailing a mass operation involving 167 Memory Charms and the largest ever mass Concealment Charm performed in Britain (the morning after these alleged crimes, the villagers of Hogsmeade found that they had a railway station with a gleaming scarlet steam engine, and the Muggle railway workers in Crewe spent the rest of the year with the uncomfortable feeling they had mislaid something important). The Archives also had information on the accidents throughout the history of the Triwizard Tournament, and published a book on the subject, titled Triwizard Tragedies.

According to Sage Bragnam, the Ministry kept records of all the issues of the Daily Prophet.

It presumably also kept records of various other projects the Ministry undertook over the centuries, such as turning the abandoned fortress of Azkaban into a wizarding prison and the introduction of the Knight Bus.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (First mentioned) (Mentioned on book cover)
• Pottermore (Mentioned only)
• Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter Limited Edition (Mentioned on book cover)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (First appearance)
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter