A/N: second to last one. When I sat down to write this, I had literally no idea what I was going to say, so it might not be as good. I have high hopes for the Persian, however, for he faces different problems than the others. I've been trying not to just repeat the same old things in the letters. When I first saw the movie, I absolutely loved Meg. She seemed so fresh and innocent, a truly nice person. I would love to have her as a friend.

OK, this is totally off-topic, but did any of you notice that, in the movie, Raoul started out wearing a leather coat in his carriage, but it switched to a wool one later on? This is in the very beginning, between "Overture" and "Think of Me."

Dear Phans,

I know I have less reason to complain than Christine, the Phantom, and the others, but I still feel I should say something, all the same. Most of you people are really being awful.

Hmm… where to begin? Everyone else has taken all the good points, so what can I say?

Well, let me start out by clearing up the Phantom's (I now know his name is Erik, but I am used to calling him the Phantom) and my relationship. I do have a gentleman friend by now, but he is not Erik. I have never been romantically involved with him, nor do I want to be. Quite frankly, he terrifies me. He kidnaps my best friend not once, but TWICE, and the second time he lit both my home and my job on fire! I doubt he took the time to think that he would be putting my mother, who only SAVED HIS LIFE out of both work and accommodations!

Neither am I romantically involved with Monsieur de Changy, who is now happily married to Christine. Yes, I did say he was handsome, that was all! Besides, he is. Handsome, I mean. Ooh, Christine's going to kill me for saying that.

On Raoul and Christine's marriage: goes like a dream. I have never known them to fight, and they now have two beautiful children, both of whom refer to me as "Auntie Meg." If you can't tell, I love them to pieces.

Aside from all that, I guess I can count myself lucky. I am not portrayed as a heartless harlot, like Christine, which is what I was afraid of. I also don't have to offer to duel anybody to make them back down, like Raoul. I don't have people rubbing in the fact that I lost the only person who ever loved me, like the Phantom.

Thankfully,

Meg Giry

Varadrovia: A pet dove? That's pretty cool. Does she sit on your hand and stuff?

LoverofBalto: The skull mask looks like the veins on his face are standing out, so he either looks supremely pissed off, or like a zombie, if ya ask me.

VagrantCandy: That's what I was afraid of. There isn't much to go on for poor Giry Jr.

Fairy Godmoose: Who DO you like? Just wondering. What the heck is Kingdom Hearts? I know, I'm a reclusive little loser, aren't I?

Daisy Diva: the R/C - E/C wars can be kind of fun, actually. It's funny to use logic against phanbrats; they get all mad. ;). Leotabelle13 says you're welcome. Please see her review for Chp. 4 for the rest of her note to you.

Glitter Queen of the Ice Show: Poor Raoul does need the defense, doesn't he? If you want to find a REALLY, REALLY good R/C, go to A Fight to Free Her, by KaitlynRose. Very sweet. Normally, she updates more than twice a week, but we've had two months of silence. Very odd.

Blissful Rose: some people like slash! Shudders. Well, somebody has to, I guess, otherwise who would write it? Actually, I like Harry Potter and Co. a lot, it's just that Raoul has no idea who they are.

Torch baby: yes, the Persian does indeed rock. I read the Leonard Wolf annotated edition of the book, and so I got a little bitter, listening to Wolf harp on and on about how the Persian is so cool, Raoul is such a loser, the Persian is so brave, Raoul is such a baby, Raoul is such a wimp, the Persian is so smart, etc, etc, etc!

La Carlotta Guidicelli: Mademoiselle Gudicelli, who "gives a crap," as you so crassly put it, about what you think? I'm tired of trying to hammer some sense into you people, so I'm just going to ignore you, with a nasty remark, such as this, here and there. If I may say so, there wouldn't have BEEN a story without me, or without Erik, or Christine.

-Raoul

To my devoted admirer,

My dear, I am indeed Italian. What on earth are these "penguins" that you speak of? I assume that "rox" is a compliment.

-La Carlotta

Please see Daisy Diva's review of Chp. 4 for her response to you.

GerryLover15: PATRICK WILSON IS HOT! Although he has kind of a big forehead without his Raoul wig on.

Leotabelle13: Daisy Diva says thank you. Doesn't it suck how the drama, photography, and music programs are always the first to go in the schools? . Please see Daisy Diva's review of Chp. 4 for her response to you.

ForgottenIncapability: Yeah, I always found Meg (the ALW Meg, at least) to be pretty cool.

Kaledena: Thank you for the R/C clarification, I will be reading "Notes" forthwith. You're right. As much as I love out-and-out fluff, it can get a little tedious, after a while.

Kchan88: Yeah, I couldn't really see our ballet mistress/box attendant just standing aside and letting people bash and/or write badly her friends and (almost) family.