Chapter 4: Scene 2 - After the Gala
The curtain closed, each of the ballet and chorus girls giving Ginny flowers and other tokens of their support.
Lavendar smiled to Ginny. "You did very well. He will be pleased." She then turned to the dancers. "And you! You were a disgrace tonight! Such ronds de jampe! Such temps de cuisse! Here, we rehearse. Now!"
The ballet girls began to dance in tune with the beating of Lavendar's stick. Ginny moved downstage, away from the dancers, as she walked into her dressing room. Meg - Hermione - also followed her, but is unseen by Ginny. She is about to open the door to her dressing room when she heard the Phantom's voice.
"Brava...Brava...Bravissimo..."
Meg doesn't hear it, but calls out Ginny's name. "Christine, Christine...
Where in the world have you been hiding? Really, you were perfect! I only wish I knew your secret! Who is this new tutor?"
There is a long pause as Ginny walked into her dressing room, in a daze. "Father once spoke of an angel, I used to dream he'd appear. Now as I sing I can sense him, and I know he's here..." She looked around the room, in a somewhat trance-like state. "Here in this room, he calls me softly. Somewhere inside, hiding. Somehow I know he's always with me, he- the unseen genius."
Hermione looked at Ginny, concerned. "Christine you must have been dreaming. Stories like this can't come true. Christine you're talking in riddles, and it's not like you!"
Ginny looked up at the sky, beckoning her angel. "Angel of music, Guide and gaurdian! Grant to me your glory!"
Hermione wondered to herself, "Who is this angel? This..."
"Angel of music, Hide no longer! Secret and strange angel..." They both finished together. Ginny frowned slightly, looking dark.
"He's with me even now..."
Hermione gripped Ginny's hands. "Your hands are cold..."
"All around me..."
"Your face, Christine, it's white!"
Ginny looked into Hermione's eyes. "It frightens me..."
"Don't be frightened..."
Hermione looked back into Ginny's eyes, trying to understand the situation. They were broken apart, however, when Lavendar came in the room.
"Meg, are you a dancer?" Hermione nodded. "Come and practice." Hermione left and joined the other dancers. Then Lavendar continued, looking at Ginny.
"Dear, I was asked to give you this." She gave Ginny a note, then left. She opened it and read,
"A red scarf...The attic...Little Lotte..." she then left.
