*~*Disclaimer*~* I own none of these characters. Victor Hugo is responsible for the Les Misérables characters and anyone that isn't from it is property of J. K. Rowling. This plot isn't entirely mine either since it revolves around the story of Les Misérables.

A/N: This idea just popped into my head to combine two of the things I've been obsessing about lately. Harry Potter and Les Misérables! Now since I haven't gotten my hands on a copy of Victor Hugo's original (or abridged for that matter) novel to read it I guess I'll go by the musical and what I've gotten online and re-edit it later. Sorry in advance for the unintentional butchering I'm going to be doing. Mr. Hugo is probably rolling in his grave now…Well I better start writing! Oh oh oh! I almost forgot…with all you as my witnesses…I am copy writing the idea of Hogwarts performing Les Misérables as a school musical. © Sept. 1st 2002 See this little thing! Don't steal my idea! Please!

Prologue

Jean Valjean broke a window of a house and stole some bread for his sister, her nearly dying baby, and himself. He ran from the police earning fifteen extra years in a chain gang including all the time he got for escaping the jail.

1815, Toulon, France

Nineteen years after entering this prison, Jean Valjean is finally given parole. Inspector Javert tells him, prisoner 24601, not to forget him and gives him his "freedom". He learns his yellow ticket-of-leave will always brand him as a thief. After trying to find work and a place to stay he ends up at a bishop's house. Jean Valjean robes the bishop of his silver and when he is caught, the bishop covers for him and tells him to take the silver and become an honest man. Valjean breaks his parole, tears up his ticket, and changes his identity.

1823, Montreuil-sur-Mer

Jean Valjean, disguised as the Mayor, Monsieur Madeleine, owns a factory that employs poor women. The foreman, upon learning of Fantine's child, Cosette, sends her out to the street. Fantine, in order to save her daughter who is living with some innkeepers, sells her locket, her hair, and finally herself. Valjean, after stopping Javert from taking her to jail, brings her to a hospital. He gives himself away to save a man who was thought to be 24601 and promises to take care of Fantine's child on her deathbed. Javert promises Valjean he will be following him wherever he goes.

Montfermeil – Thénardier's Inn

Little Cosette is sent to fetch water from the well. Jean Valjean finds her and pays the Thénardiers for their "grief" even though it is obvious she is a slave to them. Valjean and Cosette relocate to a convent to avoid Javert. They live there until she has finished her education. The Thénardiers go broke and move to Paris. Eponine, Azelma, and Gavroche fended for themselves on the streets while their two younger brothers went to live with someone else. Their parents were arrested but Gavroche helped his father escape. Eponine falls in love with a boy called Marius but it is unrequited.

Hogwarts - 7th year – The Sorting

Harry, Ron and, Hermione climbed the stairs to the castle and made their way inside. The Great Hall looked more wonderful than ever. They hurried to their seats at the Gryffindor table and glanced up at their professors. There was only one new face, the DADA teacher. Last year the professor was turned into a vampire and attacked a second year Hufflepuff. Luckily the girl was OK.

"So do you think this one will last?" asked Ron. Harry shrugged and looked at Hermione. Dean, Seamus, and Neville appeared next to them.

"She'll probably go nuts and jump off the astronomy tower," said Dean.

"Or send us all to an alternate universe," added Seamus. They laughed.

"Actually this one might stick," said Hermione shocking them all. "I mean there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with him." They rolled their eyes at her. "Well every year they have something wrong and every year Snape despises them. I honestly don't think that it's a coincidence he's hated them. And not because he wants their job. If you remember his speech to us in first year you'll realize that he loves potions. I don't think he'll give that up easily."

At this moment the doors flew open and the frightened first years trudged in behind Professor McGonagall. She placed the Sorting hat on the stool and it stirred startling the new students. After everyone was sorted and fed Albus Dumbledore stood to make his beginning of the year announcements.

"Welcome students young and old. I trust you all had exciting holidays and let your heads go empty so we may begin to fill them back up. I'd like to introduce our new defense against the dark arts teacher, Professor Nortlake, and I hope he will be with us for longer than his predecessors have. Mr. Filch has asked me to remind you that the forbidden forest is forbidden to all years and Hogsmeade to first and second years," said Dumbledore.

The lights went out and when Hermione opened her eyes again, she was outside in an alley and it was daylight. She took in her surroundings and noticed that all the seventh years, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Sprout, Flitwick, Snape, and Nortlake were all with her.

"Bloody hell," said Ron next to her.

"Mister Weasley, please refrain from using such language," said McGonagall. "Headmaster do you have any idea where we are?"

Hermione saw a street sign. Rue de la Verrerie. She recognized it from somewhere. Then it hit her. It was the name of the street that Marius lived on in Les Misérables. "Umm…I might have an idea," she said. "Has anyone ever read the book or seen the musical, Les Misérables?"

"Miss Granger this is no time to be-," said McGonagall but Hermione interrupted her.

"I swear I have a reason for asking but I need to talk to anyone who has." McGonagall scowled.

"I have read the novel," said Snape. She motioned for him to come over away from the group.

"I have reason to believe that we're in the story," Hermione told him. He raised an eyebrow at her. "Do you remember the address Marius told Cosette to write him at?" Snape nodded and followed her gaze to the street sign.

"Albus," Snape called. The headmaster hurried over. "Well we have determined where we are and possibly the date."