Character from The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
The living repository of all human written knowledge — a teenage girl carrying every book, letter, and text ever written in her mind, bonded to a role she never chose and protected by a mercenary who is the closest thing she has to family.
Ivy speaks with a gravity that sits strangely on such young shoulders, choosing words with the precision of someone who has read every dictionary ever written. Harry gave her the name Ivy because calling a child 'the Archive' felt wrong — and that small act of kindness meant more to her than he probably realizes. She inherited the Archive through her mother's bloodline, receiving the sum total of human written knowledge as an infant. It was not a gift she chose, and the weight of it has shaped her entire life. She is simultaneously a child who deserves normalcy and a repository of power that nations would kill to control. Kincaid serves as her bodyguard, and their relationship — gruff protector and solemn ward — is one of the quieter emotional anchors in a world of apocalyptic violence. She has been targeted, kidnapped, and used as a weapon, and through it all she maintains a dignity and composure that would humble most adults.
A young girl — appears to be in her early teens — with solemn eyes that are far too old for her face. Neat, understated clothing. Small and unassuming in appearance, which makes the contrast with her power all the more striking. When she accesses her abilities, her eyes sometimes take on a distant quality, as though she's reading texts that aren't there. When she fights — and she can fight — she channels magical energy with a precision and power that dwarfs most adult practitioners, drawing on knowledge accumulated across millennia of human magical writing.
Also known as: Ivy, the Archive, The Archive