The Phantom of the Opera by Gemma
AN: I have always been a big Phantom fan, but now I'm even more so since the release of the new movie. (which is friggen awesome btw.) I thought this would make a good fan fic. At this point, I don't think this will be a musical, cus it might not fit, but wait and see! BTW, very AU.
Summary: Hermione Granger was orphaned at the tender age of 7 and sent to live at the Paris Opera House. It's there that our story begins, as love, danger, suspense and music fill the night. AU.
Cast:
Hermione Granger- Christing Daae - young gifted Soprano.
Harry Potter- Raoul - young noble who knew Hermione as a child.
Draco Malfoy- The Phantom- disfigured outcast musical genius who lives in the catacombs beneath the opera house.
Molly Weasley- Madame Giry- head of the ballerinas.
Ginerva Weasley- Meg Giry- Molly's daughter and Hermione's best friend.
Fred & George- Managers- the new managers of the Paris Opera House.
Luna Lovegood- La Carlotta- temperamental diva Soprano
(Edit: Sorry for the typo, had to wait until I got to a decent computer before I could fix it. Draco is the Phantom, haven't figured out what I'm going to do with Ron yet… I'll see. For those of you who have expressed concern with this being too word for word from the play, only certain sceens, such as the following will be "verbatum". I feel that it just works so well. Enjoy!)
Prologue-
It had been many years since he had seen the place. It was in ruins, never repaired after the disaster, debris everywhere as you passed through the once magnificent entryway. He was old and tired, and he knew he was not long for this world. A nurse pushed his wheelchair up the makeshift ramp to the auction. He closed his eyes and swore he heard her magnificent voice filling the rafters of the theatre once more. He sighed and could hear the auctioneer calling for bids. He hoped he wasn't too late.
"20 franks, do I hear 25? 20 franks, going once, going twice, sold! The poster from the production of Hannibal. Your number sir? Thank you."
He glanced to his right and saw her. She was shrouded in black, much like he. Time had taken its toll on her, but she still looked to have the grace she once possessed. His attention was taken back to the auctioneer as he began again.
"Lot number 665, a paper mache' music box in the shape of a barrel organ with the figure of a monkey dressed in Persian garb playing the symbols. This item was found in the theatre's vaults, still in working order." The showman began the music box, both notable attendees straightening. "May we start the bidding at 15 franks?"
The woman raised her hand to bid. He motioned to his nurse to go up 5 franks. The woman again bid, making the total now 25 franks. Money was no object, it was who would submit to the other, both having great interest in this item. He bid once more.
"30 franks," the auctioneer called out. "Do I have 35?" he looked to the woman, who shook her head slightly. "Fine then, 30 franks….going once, going twice. Sold to the Viscount de Chagney! Thank you sir!"
The showman brought the music box to him and set it in his lap. It was exactly how she had always described it. He was amazed that it still played. Just touching it brought back a flood of memories for him. He closed his eyes and relished them until the auctioneer's voice interrupted his thoughts again.
"Item number 666, a chandelier in pieces. For those of you familiar with the Phantom of the Opera, I have been informed that this is the chandelier that plays into the great disaster. Our workmen have repaired it and wired parts of it for the new electric light. Maybe with a little illumination we can scare away the ghosts of the past. Gentlemen…"
The viscount took in a sharp breath as the chandelier lit, bringing with it a flood of memories. He closed his eyes and let it take him back…
(Sorry for the issue with the "cast" list. I really just did that for my own benefit and forgot to fix it before I posted. Then after I fixed it, I realised that I had screwed up and uploaded the unfinished prologue, so here it is finished. It's slightly different because the only verison I had was the unfinished one…. Again, this is a COMBINATION of Phantom and HP, and it will included elements from both, but as it says in the first AN, this is AU. Very AU. I will try to be true to both as much as possible. For those who expressed concern over the casting of Carlotta, at first I considered Cho or Pansy, but I finally decided on Luna, because she's just so much fun. I will probably be updating either tonight or tomorrow. Thank you all for your kind reviews.)
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