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During the festivities last night, we began to hear reports of portkeys that were acting unpredictably. Naturally, this raised concerns, not least because portkeys are so often used to transport children or others who might not be at full magical capacity.
After investigation, we have determined that all portkeys will need to be replaced. The Office of Magical Transportation has the arithmantical calculations necessary to set up new portkeys, and will do so on request starting first thing on Monday morning. (This will make things difficult for a day or two for some offices and village schools; I ask that everyone exercise patience and understanding.)
As of early this morning, we have successfully reset all existing portkeys to at least render them safe. All existing portkeys will now, when activated, transport the user to a single safe location; if need be, they will be assisted on to their final destination. However, we would like to strongly encourage you to not test this (if you try this, expect some significant delays!)
If you have a registered portkey, a Ministry owl will be by sometime today to collect it, and replace it with a new registered portkey that will take you to the same destination. (This should take care of most schoolchildren who use portkeys for transit.) If you have an unregistered portkey, please turn it into the Ministry, either by owl or in person. You can fill out a form to request a new one, and we expect to have it to you shortly. There is no charge for this service (although a nominal fee will go into effect after February 1).
Do not try to make your own portkeys based on the old methodology. They will not respond as you anticipate.
After investigation, we have determined that all portkeys will need to be replaced. The Office of Magical Transportation has the arithmantical calculations necessary to set up new portkeys, and will do so on request starting first thing on Monday morning. (This will make things difficult for a day or two for some offices and village schools; I ask that everyone exercise patience and understanding.)
As of early this morning, we have successfully reset all existing portkeys to at least render them safe. All existing portkeys will now, when activated, transport the user to a single safe location; if need be, they will be assisted on to their final destination. However, we would like to strongly encourage you to not test this (if you try this, expect some significant delays!)
If you have a registered portkey, a Ministry owl will be by sometime today to collect it, and replace it with a new registered portkey that will take you to the same destination. (This should take care of most schoolchildren who use portkeys for transit.) If you have an unregistered portkey, please turn it into the Ministry, either by owl or in person. You can fill out a form to request a new one, and we expect to have it to you shortly. There is no charge for this service (although a nominal fee will go into effect after February 1).
Do not try to make your own portkeys based on the old methodology. They will not respond as you anticipate.
