A/N: Ok, you probably won't REALLY get this unless you're very familiar with The Phantom of the Opera broadway musical. It is my FAVORITE Broadway show, besides Evita, Cats, Rent, Gypsy, and ok i'm rambling....
Disclaimer: Harry and Friends belong to J.K. Rowling. I'm assuming that "The Phantom of the Opera" broadway musical belongs to Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Cameron Mackintosh, and the people at The Really Useful Theatre Company (DON'T ask why the company gave themselves that name)
A/N 2: Ok, I have spend TONS of time trying to do this (ugh) so here it is! The first scene! Like I said before, you probably won't really get this unless you are very familiar with the Andrew Lloyd Webber production, "The Phantom of the Opera," based on the novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux (which, I might add, is an excellent book!). Oh, and PLEASE note that this takes place in about 1865. The first scene takes place about 40 years after the real thing, circa 1905. Also, I put adults AND Hogwarts kids into this, so, if you would, just imagine them all being the same age, if you can. I mean, Harry and Ron are supposed to not be much younger than Dumbledore, but like I said....IMAGINE THEY ARE ALL THE SAME AGE.
Ok, you will all probably be very mad at me about the casting....see, I wanted Ron to be Raoul. But then Harry did'nt really have a good part. I wanted Harry to be the Phantom, actually, but come on....Phantom is e-v-i-l and Draco plays the part a bit better, does he not? So then, I figured 'ok, Harry can be Andre or Firmin or one of them!' But who would be the OTHER manager? At first, I put Fred and George in the roles of Andre and Firmin, but Harry needed a part, and.....
Ok, in retrospect, VIKTOR KRUM IS RAOUL. Don't get mad. But who else loves Hermione? And Ron had to be Firmin so that Harry could be Andre. I mean, Andre and Firmin are like a pair. They're nothing without the other. And neither are Ron and Harry :)
I have put some twists on some of the characters....for example, Bob the Dementor can talk :) Just a little twisted humor, guys....
Below is the cast; the name on the left is a character from the original Broadway production. To the right of each character name is the person who plays that part in this fic.
Cast
The Phantom: Draco Malfoy
Christine Daae: Hermione Granger
Raoul Vicomte de Chagny: Viktor Krum
Monsieur Firmin: Ron Weasley
Monsieur Andre: Harry Potter
Carlotta Guidicelli: Minerva McGonagall
Ubaldo Piangi: Albus Dumbledore
Madame Giry: Molly Weasley
Meg Giry: Ginny Weasley
Monsieur Reyer: Percy Weasley
Monsieur LeFevre: Bill Weasley (please note: no one in this play with the last name Weasley is related, with the exception of Ginny with Molly as her mother, as the play entertains the fact that Meg's mother is Madam Giry)
Don Attilio/Passarino: Lucius Malfoy (NO relation whatsoever to Draco Malfoy the Phantom. Pretend they are NOT related)
Auctioneer: Remus Lupin
Porter: Bob the Dementor
Joseph Buquet: Hagrid
Woman at auction: Sibyll Trelawny
Ballet Girls: Parvati Patil
Padma Patil
Lavender Brown
Angelina Johnson
Katie Bell
Alicia Spinnet
Cho Chang
Singing Chorus: Cedric Diggory
Mandy Brocklehurst
Justin Finch-Fletchley
Fleur Delacour
Fred Weasley
George Weasley
Hannah Abbott
Dean Thomas
Pansy Parkinson
The Wizard of the Opera
Basic Overview: The characters listed above are all involved with the England Wizarding Opera Populaire and Ballet, based off London's Opera Populaire in the novel and Broadway show. The performers are the best at their crafts, which include operatic vocals, dance, and so forth. Every season, they put on a different show, all of which are elaborately constructed and practiced.
Scene 1: The year is 19-something. An AUCTIONEER (Lupin) and a PORTER (Bob the Dementor) are auctioning items from past years of the England Wizarding Opera Populaire. About 15 people or so are there in the lobby of the Opera House, buying things. Among them are OLD RON, about 70 years of age, but still bright.
Lupin: ....and that is SOLD to Viktor Krum! Thank you, sir. (a pause) Now, the next item....a valuable piece of costume from the company's 1898 performance of "Grande Jete," the delightful rendition of the novel featuring a ballet company and it's dancers. These are the actual ballet shoes worn by Hermione Granger, the lead in that show, who entertained her dual talents of both singing and ballet. The show also co-starred Ginny Weasley and Parvati Patil. (turning his attention back to the bidding) Now, do I have 15 pounds? (a woman raises her hand)
WOMAN: Eighteen?
Lupin: Yes, eighteen....eighteen pounds....(a man mutters something)....twenty-five? My, my....oh, madam? Yes, twenty-eight I am bid....(a pause)....twenty-eight against you, madam....yes, certainly, thirty will do....
Old Viktor: Forty-five.
Lupin: (as he and the others stare at him questionably) I beg your pardon?
Old Viktor: (a little louder, but still weak, for his age) Forty-five.
Lupin: (struggling) Yes, Mr. Krum, surely, but these toe shoes could only fetch two dozen or so....
Old Viktor: Sir, are you looking to rid the Opera House vaults of these items?
Lupin: Yes, that is right....
Old Viktor: (somewhat annoyed) Then will you take forty-five pounds? (Bob starts to drop his cloak. His "mouth" is slowly rising out....)
Lupin: (terrified) Bob, no, no, that will do! (the mouth disappears and Bob puts his cloak back on) Certainly, Mr. Krum. (regaining his confidence and looking at the others) Well then, the toe shoes from "Grand Jete" for forty-five pounds....going once....twice....sold to Viktor Krum! (people clap politely)
Bob: Lot 665, Mr. Lupin....
Lupin: Yes, yes, quite right, Bob.... (Bob is noticed to be breathing rather heavily)...lot 665....a poster from this house's production of "Dana Roma," another piece in which Miss Granger starred. (he unravels the poster and Bob walks it around for everyone to see) Here you can see the painted pictures of she and her co-stars in the performance, Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall. Now, four pounds?....yes, sir, five....madam? In the back? Certainly. Seven pounds I am bid....(silence)...seven against you, madam....(silence)...no one?
Old Viktor: 10 pounds.
Lupin: (not wanting to start an argument, since Bob is raising his mouth out again) Yes, sir SOLD...(looking at the crowd)...objecting persons? (silence) Very well! (the poster is handed over to Viktor)
Bob: The next lot, Remus.
Lupin: Si, si, Bob. Lot 666, ladies and gentlemen....the shattered pieces of a wand. (holds out a covered, glass tray full of shredded, firm black substance) As the folks at Ollivander's will tell you, this wand would be incredibly dangerous if restored. Sixteen and a half inches, very stiff, and contains shredded Lethifold and bits of a dementor mouth. [NOTE: If you want to know what a Lethifold is, consult Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, found in fine bookstores]. The only wand of its kind. We are told this is the wand that was crafted and used by the infamous "Wizard of the Opera," that fantastic legend of a ghost-like wizard who haunted the opera. This wand is believed to have performed the famous disaster involving the collapse of the opera stage in 1865. As you see, only shredded bits remain, but it is still a prominent reminder of that unfortunate happening which killed so many. (pause) Lethifolds, as you know, are extremely dangerous and foul creatures, as are dementors. (looks at an irked Bob) Erm, no offense to you, Bob. (regaining his composure) Such is the nature of this wand. There is a rumor that if somebody who has had direct contact with the Wizard is present, him or her can restore the wand, which will drown us all in a frighteningly realistic sense of pure evil and darkness. Of course (he chuckles) no one has ever been proved to be able to do this.
Now, it is virtually not up for auction, but I daresay we are permitted to pass it around. (chuckles again) Mind you, someone who has contacted the ghost in his or her past need only to glare at it for it to spark its dangerous powers. Now then....(he hands the covered tray to a man in front of him. As Lupin continues to speak, the tray is passed all around the rows of chairs. It finally comes to Viktor.)
Viktor: (whispering to himself) It could'nt hurt, could it? (he glances around nervously, but slowly with age. Then he fixes his eyes on it.)
Lupin: ....for Miss Patil never wanted her part of it sent off. However, the French choir singer Fleur Delacour may....(he stops upon seeing what Viktor is doing. As his gaze is fixed hypnotically on the wand, it is magically reassembling itself. In a few seconds, it appears to be in perfect condition. The other people are becoming rather hypnotized. It rotates around and poises itself upward to the center of the high ceiling.
A lightning bolt is issued from the wand, and the whole opera stage lights up scarily. There is true evil present, my friends. All of a sudden, it goes pitch black.)
If this were a real play, the overture would start right....NOW.
A/N: That did take a long time.
Coming soon: Act One, Scene One, in which we go back in time to 1865. Stay tuned....
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HERE ARE SOME REASONS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ME BEING A GOOD BETA READER:
1. I am very inclined towards English, literature, and spelling. I have always received excellent marks in these fields (although not so much for math and science!! :) I would proofread your stories with tactics that have never failed me in checking my OWN stories (and those of others), and I would be armed with a dictionary, thesaurus, and rhyming dictionary (for songfics and filks).
2. I would make sure to simply SUGGEST ideas and plot twists to you before putting them in your story and sending it back to you. I tend to listen rather than talk, so I would make sure you get as much input as you like.
3. I have utterly DEVOURED the Harry Potter books, and I think that, because I have read them all a minimum of 5 times, I would be able to make sure your HP stories are accurate in terms of things like spells, incantations, props, characters, etc.
4. I would'nt just Beta Read Harry Potter stories, like some Beta Readers I have talked to. No, I will accept nearly anything! However, there are a few things that would not work too well, such as Digimon and other popular games and movies authors base their stories on. This is not because I don't like them; it is because I am not familiar with them and would not be good at all in Beta Reading them. I would, of course, still do all the literature checking for them, but I would not be able to check their plot accuracy. But I'll still do the spelling and such :)
I hope this does not happen, but I would not under any circumstances review any stories that are potentially NC-17 rated. Potential R stories will be first talked over before I choose to proceed with them. I am not trying to be mean in this way; I simply want to clarify the fact that I won't tolerate being emailed vulgar or obscene stories. I am looking to read clean, cute, well-plotted stories, not ones that mutilate Harry Potter :)
5. I can also write summaries. I know several authors who say they cannot write them at all, but I'm well adept to it. I can also help you decide censors (ratings), categories, genres, and titles.
6. I am a very organized person, and I put a lot into my schooling. I think I would be good as a Beta Reader because of my organizational skills, logic, common sense, and everything I do for you will be with a smile on my face!
So, if you are interested, please email me at
fleurdelacour@teen.com
I will talk with you about what you are trying to accomplish with your stories, and what we can do to make them better.
After that, I would have you email me your story, and I would check over the grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. If necessary, I will also make a couple suggestions, but I will never be overbearing or in anyway obliging you to go through with them. I'm a one-for-one, one-for-all kind of gal, and I will accept stories from any of you, young or old, guy or girl.
But FIRST, you need to email me so that we can set it all up! Please do not send me a fic, saying "please beta read this." I would first like to talk with the author and really figure out what we are trying to accomplish.
Email me for more details....
So, this is Fleur Delacour, who wants to become YOUR next Beta Reader!
Disclaimer: Harry and Friends belong to J.K. Rowling. I'm assuming that "The Phantom of the Opera" broadway musical belongs to Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Cameron Mackintosh, and the people at The Really Useful Theatre Company (DON'T ask why the company gave themselves that name)
A/N 2: Ok, I have spend TONS of time trying to do this (ugh) so here it is! The first scene! Like I said before, you probably won't really get this unless you are very familiar with the Andrew Lloyd Webber production, "The Phantom of the Opera," based on the novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux (which, I might add, is an excellent book!). Oh, and PLEASE note that this takes place in about 1865. The first scene takes place about 40 years after the real thing, circa 1905. Also, I put adults AND Hogwarts kids into this, so, if you would, just imagine them all being the same age, if you can. I mean, Harry and Ron are supposed to not be much younger than Dumbledore, but like I said....IMAGINE THEY ARE ALL THE SAME AGE.
Ok, you will all probably be very mad at me about the casting....see, I wanted Ron to be Raoul. But then Harry did'nt really have a good part. I wanted Harry to be the Phantom, actually, but come on....Phantom is e-v-i-l and Draco plays the part a bit better, does he not? So then, I figured 'ok, Harry can be Andre or Firmin or one of them!' But who would be the OTHER manager? At first, I put Fred and George in the roles of Andre and Firmin, but Harry needed a part, and.....
Ok, in retrospect, VIKTOR KRUM IS RAOUL. Don't get mad. But who else loves Hermione? And Ron had to be Firmin so that Harry could be Andre. I mean, Andre and Firmin are like a pair. They're nothing without the other. And neither are Ron and Harry :)
I have put some twists on some of the characters....for example, Bob the Dementor can talk :) Just a little twisted humor, guys....
Below is the cast; the name on the left is a character from the original Broadway production. To the right of each character name is the person who plays that part in this fic.
Cast
The Phantom: Draco Malfoy
Christine Daae: Hermione Granger
Raoul Vicomte de Chagny: Viktor Krum
Monsieur Firmin: Ron Weasley
Monsieur Andre: Harry Potter
Carlotta Guidicelli: Minerva McGonagall
Ubaldo Piangi: Albus Dumbledore
Madame Giry: Molly Weasley
Meg Giry: Ginny Weasley
Monsieur Reyer: Percy Weasley
Monsieur LeFevre: Bill Weasley (please note: no one in this play with the last name Weasley is related, with the exception of Ginny with Molly as her mother, as the play entertains the fact that Meg's mother is Madam Giry)
Don Attilio/Passarino: Lucius Malfoy (NO relation whatsoever to Draco Malfoy the Phantom. Pretend they are NOT related)
Auctioneer: Remus Lupin
Porter: Bob the Dementor
Joseph Buquet: Hagrid
Woman at auction: Sibyll Trelawny
Ballet Girls: Parvati Patil
Padma Patil
Lavender Brown
Angelina Johnson
Katie Bell
Alicia Spinnet
Cho Chang
Singing Chorus: Cedric Diggory
Mandy Brocklehurst
Justin Finch-Fletchley
Fleur Delacour
Fred Weasley
George Weasley
Hannah Abbott
Dean Thomas
Pansy Parkinson
The Wizard of the Opera
Basic Overview: The characters listed above are all involved with the England Wizarding Opera Populaire and Ballet, based off London's Opera Populaire in the novel and Broadway show. The performers are the best at their crafts, which include operatic vocals, dance, and so forth. Every season, they put on a different show, all of which are elaborately constructed and practiced.
Scene 1: The year is 19-something. An AUCTIONEER (Lupin) and a PORTER (Bob the Dementor) are auctioning items from past years of the England Wizarding Opera Populaire. About 15 people or so are there in the lobby of the Opera House, buying things. Among them are OLD RON, about 70 years of age, but still bright.
Lupin: ....and that is SOLD to Viktor Krum! Thank you, sir. (a pause) Now, the next item....a valuable piece of costume from the company's 1898 performance of "Grande Jete," the delightful rendition of the novel featuring a ballet company and it's dancers. These are the actual ballet shoes worn by Hermione Granger, the lead in that show, who entertained her dual talents of both singing and ballet. The show also co-starred Ginny Weasley and Parvati Patil. (turning his attention back to the bidding) Now, do I have 15 pounds? (a woman raises her hand)
WOMAN: Eighteen?
Lupin: Yes, eighteen....eighteen pounds....(a man mutters something)....twenty-five? My, my....oh, madam? Yes, twenty-eight I am bid....(a pause)....twenty-eight against you, madam....yes, certainly, thirty will do....
Old Viktor: Forty-five.
Lupin: (as he and the others stare at him questionably) I beg your pardon?
Old Viktor: (a little louder, but still weak, for his age) Forty-five.
Lupin: (struggling) Yes, Mr. Krum, surely, but these toe shoes could only fetch two dozen or so....
Old Viktor: Sir, are you looking to rid the Opera House vaults of these items?
Lupin: Yes, that is right....
Old Viktor: (somewhat annoyed) Then will you take forty-five pounds? (Bob starts to drop his cloak. His "mouth" is slowly rising out....)
Lupin: (terrified) Bob, no, no, that will do! (the mouth disappears and Bob puts his cloak back on) Certainly, Mr. Krum. (regaining his confidence and looking at the others) Well then, the toe shoes from "Grand Jete" for forty-five pounds....going once....twice....sold to Viktor Krum! (people clap politely)
Bob: Lot 665, Mr. Lupin....
Lupin: Yes, yes, quite right, Bob.... (Bob is noticed to be breathing rather heavily)...lot 665....a poster from this house's production of "Dana Roma," another piece in which Miss Granger starred. (he unravels the poster and Bob walks it around for everyone to see) Here you can see the painted pictures of she and her co-stars in the performance, Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall. Now, four pounds?....yes, sir, five....madam? In the back? Certainly. Seven pounds I am bid....(silence)...seven against you, madam....(silence)...no one?
Old Viktor: 10 pounds.
Lupin: (not wanting to start an argument, since Bob is raising his mouth out again) Yes, sir SOLD...(looking at the crowd)...objecting persons? (silence) Very well! (the poster is handed over to Viktor)
Bob: The next lot, Remus.
Lupin: Si, si, Bob. Lot 666, ladies and gentlemen....the shattered pieces of a wand. (holds out a covered, glass tray full of shredded, firm black substance) As the folks at Ollivander's will tell you, this wand would be incredibly dangerous if restored. Sixteen and a half inches, very stiff, and contains shredded Lethifold and bits of a dementor mouth. [NOTE: If you want to know what a Lethifold is, consult Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, found in fine bookstores]. The only wand of its kind. We are told this is the wand that was crafted and used by the infamous "Wizard of the Opera," that fantastic legend of a ghost-like wizard who haunted the opera. This wand is believed to have performed the famous disaster involving the collapse of the opera stage in 1865. As you see, only shredded bits remain, but it is still a prominent reminder of that unfortunate happening which killed so many. (pause) Lethifolds, as you know, are extremely dangerous and foul creatures, as are dementors. (looks at an irked Bob) Erm, no offense to you, Bob. (regaining his composure) Such is the nature of this wand. There is a rumor that if somebody who has had direct contact with the Wizard is present, him or her can restore the wand, which will drown us all in a frighteningly realistic sense of pure evil and darkness. Of course (he chuckles) no one has ever been proved to be able to do this.
Now, it is virtually not up for auction, but I daresay we are permitted to pass it around. (chuckles again) Mind you, someone who has contacted the ghost in his or her past need only to glare at it for it to spark its dangerous powers. Now then....(he hands the covered tray to a man in front of him. As Lupin continues to speak, the tray is passed all around the rows of chairs. It finally comes to Viktor.)
Viktor: (whispering to himself) It could'nt hurt, could it? (he glances around nervously, but slowly with age. Then he fixes his eyes on it.)
Lupin: ....for Miss Patil never wanted her part of it sent off. However, the French choir singer Fleur Delacour may....(he stops upon seeing what Viktor is doing. As his gaze is fixed hypnotically on the wand, it is magically reassembling itself. In a few seconds, it appears to be in perfect condition. The other people are becoming rather hypnotized. It rotates around and poises itself upward to the center of the high ceiling.
A lightning bolt is issued from the wand, and the whole opera stage lights up scarily. There is true evil present, my friends. All of a sudden, it goes pitch black.)
If this were a real play, the overture would start right....NOW.
A/N: That did take a long time.
Coming soon: Act One, Scene One, in which we go back in time to 1865. Stay tuned....
*********************BETA READING NOTICE********************
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Hello! And thank you for reading my story! I am taking this oppurtunity to offer YOU the chance to have ME as your Beta Reader! To add to my fanfiction projects, I would simply love to become YOUR next Beta Reader! As a Beta Reader, I would read your stories and check them for spelling, grammar, acurracy, clarity, and its overall plot.
HERE ARE SOME REASONS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ME BEING A GOOD BETA READER:
1. I am very inclined towards English, literature, and spelling. I have always received excellent marks in these fields (although not so much for math and science!! :) I would proofread your stories with tactics that have never failed me in checking my OWN stories (and those of others), and I would be armed with a dictionary, thesaurus, and rhyming dictionary (for songfics and filks).
2. I would make sure to simply SUGGEST ideas and plot twists to you before putting them in your story and sending it back to you. I tend to listen rather than talk, so I would make sure you get as much input as you like.
3. I have utterly DEVOURED the Harry Potter books, and I think that, because I have read them all a minimum of 5 times, I would be able to make sure your HP stories are accurate in terms of things like spells, incantations, props, characters, etc.
4. I would'nt just Beta Read Harry Potter stories, like some Beta Readers I have talked to. No, I will accept nearly anything! However, there are a few things that would not work too well, such as Digimon and other popular games and movies authors base their stories on. This is not because I don't like them; it is because I am not familiar with them and would not be good at all in Beta Reading them. I would, of course, still do all the literature checking for them, but I would not be able to check their plot accuracy. But I'll still do the spelling and such :)
I hope this does not happen, but I would not under any circumstances review any stories that are potentially NC-17 rated. Potential R stories will be first talked over before I choose to proceed with them. I am not trying to be mean in this way; I simply want to clarify the fact that I won't tolerate being emailed vulgar or obscene stories. I am looking to read clean, cute, well-plotted stories, not ones that mutilate Harry Potter :)
5. I can also write summaries. I know several authors who say they cannot write them at all, but I'm well adept to it. I can also help you decide censors (ratings), categories, genres, and titles.
6. I am a very organized person, and I put a lot into my schooling. I think I would be good as a Beta Reader because of my organizational skills, logic, common sense, and everything I do for you will be with a smile on my face!
So, if you are interested, please email me at
fleurdelacour@teen.com
I will talk with you about what you are trying to accomplish with your stories, and what we can do to make them better.
After that, I would have you email me your story, and I would check over the grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. If necessary, I will also make a couple suggestions, but I will never be overbearing or in anyway obliging you to go through with them. I'm a one-for-one, one-for-all kind of gal, and I will accept stories from any of you, young or old, guy or girl.
But FIRST, you need to email me so that we can set it all up! Please do not send me a fic, saying "please beta read this." I would first like to talk with the author and really figure out what we are trying to accomplish.
Email me for more details....
So, this is Fleur Delacour, who wants to become YOUR next Beta Reader!