Disclaimer: "The Phantom of the Opera" = Gaston Leroux. "Les Misérables" = Victor Hugo. "The Phantom of the Opera" musical = Andrew Lloyd Webber. "Les Misérables" musical = Boublil and Schönberg. I have no permission to use the characters and I am making no money out of Leroux/ALWs work and Hugo/ Boublil and Schönberg.

* Raoul, the Revolutionary *

*Day 3*

Dear Diary,

Seem to have missed Day 2 altogether. Blame it on Grantaire. We went out for a, that is to say one, drink and ended up having many. Most of the group joined us with one notable exception - Marius. Two if you count our leader. In addition, the lovely Eponine joined us. Ah, if only I was unattached and she was not in love with Marius. (Christine, should you read this, know that I do love you and will love you until I die.) I do not recall much but it must have been good for I woke up in the arms of an extremely attractive woman. (Christine, I swear to you my love that I did not intentionally go to bed with another woman. I love you and only you.)

Diary,

It was not an extremely attractive woman it was Enjolras. He was none too pleased to find me sharing his bed. Will I ever be able to look him in the face again? I shall not be joining Grantaire on any more drinking excursions in the immediate future. Next time I shall join my roommate wherever he may go though according to the rest of the group it is usually for a walk in the park. Perhaps I shall forgive Grantaire just this once.

The rest of the day consisted of a lecture by our leader on the dangers of drinking excessively. I had my face lowered and my hands over my ears the entire time.

Note to self: Phantoms are not as bad as fearless leaders; in fact, they are infinitely preferable.

1 - Phantoms do not lecture about greater goals, responsibilities and tyrants in power.

2 - To my knowledge, Phantoms are not interested in politics. (Who is? Apart from Enjolras.)

3 - A Punjab lasso is a good cure for a hangover. (My head really hurts.)

4 - Although not as physically appealing as fearless leaders, Phantoms do not have annoying voices.

5 - Fearless leaders = words. Phantoms = actions.

Marius decided to join us. I swear if he keeps smiling like a lovesick schoolgirl with a crush I will bash his brains with one of his incredibly thick law books. Cosette this, Cosette that. Who cares about his lonely soul when we strive towards a larger goal. oh dear God, I am quoting Enjolras. Is there no mercy?

Diary,

It is now almost midnight and I have just returned from the police station. Apparently, while under the influence of several bottles of wine, I accepted a wager made by Courfeyrac. All I had to do was "borrow" the hat of the next person who walk passed. A mistake for the next person to pass was an inspector. I snatched the item off the man's head and ran. My mistake. Inspector Javert, the man whose hat I had stolen, wanted me rot in prison for the rest of my natural life. He tracked me down and demanded that my immediate arrest and imprisonment. To cut a very long, but in no way dull, story short, I returned the hat and paid an extravagant fine.

Off to be now. Another long day ahead tomorrow.