A/N: Hey, just realized some spelling mistakes in this, just re-uploading the correct version :)
Chapter One
As he was walking back through King's Cross Station, having just seen Victoire off on the Hogwarts' Express he was wondering how things might have been different if just a few people survived the Second War. His Aunts and Uncles, Harry, Ginny, Hermione and Ron had sat him down when he was younger to explain why his parents weren't around, they told him how brave they were during the Battle of Hogwarts and how much they had loved him.
Teddy naturally started asking more questions after this, and had ended up with a general view of the events that led up to the Battle of Hogwarts and Voldemorts' final defeat. Teddy had been raised not to be afraid of the name, as so many others were, despite it now being 19 years after his death.
All these questions resulted in Teddy thinking that if just Sirius Black (his father's best friend) had survived and helped Uncle Harry with his training and the Horcruxes so many people may have survived, there would not have been a big battle with the majority of the fighters being children, barely having enough training to fight. But this was all theoretical in thinking, because no-one could change the past, at least, not that far back. Yes the newer Time Turners could now go back several days if need be, but he would need to go back 23 years! Simply not possible. Was it? Teddy had been toying with the idea of researching in the Department of Mysteries, he had a certain flair apparently, when it came to creating new spells and potions. Maybe he would look into it. Maybe.
His chance to look into it came just a week later, he was asked by Harry to visit him in the Ministry the next day. Uncle Harry would not say why he wanted him to visit, but it quickly became clear during his visit. A man was waiting in Uncle Harry's office when Teddy turned up, he stood up and turned to Teddy. This man was oddly tall, however, he may just seem tall standing next to Harry, who had never been especially tall. He was dressed smartly in darkly coloured robes that were a tight fit. His hair was slicked back and looked like he would be comfortable in a high management role in any Muggle business. Teddy immediately felt like this was a man not to be messed with.
"Good Morning Mr. Lupin, my name is Ayrie Marderdeen, I work in the Department of Mysteries." He said while shaking Teddy's hand. Teddy was shocked at this, it wasn't normal for Unspeakables to talk to others, especially not people who didn't work for the Ministry.
"Good Morning Mr. Marderdeen, it's nice to meet you." Teddy replied politely, still confused as to why they were meeting. They both sat down opposite Harry who was looking very pleased, yet apprehensive at the same time. Teddy shot him a confused look, to which Harry just smirked.
"I'm sure you are wondering why we are meeting here today Mr. Lupin so I will get straight to the point, I am here to offer you an Apprenticeship in our Department. I have heard of your talent with spell and potion creation and am quite sure you will fit well with our Creation Department." Mr. Marderdeen finished with a blank face, as to not give away any emotion he may have been feeling. However, Mr. Marderdeen didn't seem the type to have any emotions to Teddy. But Mr. Marderdeen's emotions were not the most important thing in his mind at that moment, he had been offered a place in the Department of Mysteries, in his dream Department! How did this man find out about his apparent 'talents'? But did that really matter? All he cared about was getting his dream job.
"I would love to work with you, thank you so much. When do I start? Do I need to pass any tests to start? When are they?" Teddy said all this very quickly, stumbling over his words to ask all of his questions at the same time. Harry's smirk turned into a beaming smile at that. Mr. Marderdeen simply raised an eyebrow and went to answer his questions.
2 Years Later
Teddy had finished his Apprenticeship faster than anyone had expected and was now researching Time in the Creation Department. He had secretly been looking at extending the time-field of a Time Turner, or creating an entirely new object that could send him back to the night Pettigrew escaped. He had hit several road blocks in his research but it now seemed that he may soon have a breakthrough.
Can he do it?
A/N: Thank you all for reading, feel free to review any and all pieces of advice are welcome! I plan on updating within the next week :)