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zellephantom) wrote2018-12-17 03:18 pm
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Phantom Thoughts pt. 14
{His wife died when Christine was entering upon her sixth year.}
And this is all that's mentioned about Mama Daae... I'm disappointed. What was her name? Was she musically inclined? Did she play an instrument or sing? Did she fall in love with Father Daae because of his enchanting music, or was it something he began after he met her? Does Christine have any memories of her?
{When Valerius and his wife went to settle in France, they took Daae and Christine with them. "Mamma" Valerius treated Christine as her daughter. As for Daae, he began to pine away with homesickness. He never went out of doors in Paris, but lived in a sort of dream which he kept up with his violin. For hours at a time, he remained locked up in his bedroom with his daughter, fiddling and singing, very, very softly. Sometimes Mamma Valerius would come and listen behind the door, wipe away a tear and go down-stairs again on tiptoe, sighing for her Scandinavian skies.}
Ohhh this is sad. Nobody sings very very softly if they're happy with life and themselves. This also makes me wonder how much of a say Daddy Daae actually had in their move to Paris, given that at this point he's financially destitute and dependent on a wealthy patron. I could easily see him being swayed by the Valerius' desire to give Christine a good education (Christine, whose wellbeing now entirely depends on Professor Valerius- and what is he a professor of? something music-related, I'd assume) despite his own misgivings about leaving Sweden for an unknown future in a foreign country totally depending on someone else's generosity.
{One day, a little boy, who was out with his governess, made her take a longer walk than he intended, for he could not tear himself from the little girl whose pure, sweet voice seemed to bind him to her.}
This reminds me of the ALW lyric "he was bound to love you/when he heard you sing", and that the Phantom isn't the only one who was initially drawn to Christine by her voice.
{And she saw a little boy running fast, in spite of the outcries and the indignant protests of a worthy lady in black. The little boy ran into the sea, dressed as he was, and brought her back her scarf. Boy and scarf were both soaked through.}
Raoul is totally a Gryffindor. (And, for anyone else interested, my other headcanons are Ravenclaw!Christine , Gryffindor!Carlotta, Hufflepuff!Piangi, Slytherin!Philippe, and *whispers* Ravenclaw or maaaybe Hufflepuff Erik.)
{At the aunt's request, seconded by Professor Valerius, Daae consented to give the young viscount some violin lessons. In this way, Raoul learned to love the same airs that had charmed Christine's childhood. They also both had the same calm and dreamy little cast of mind.}
Ohhh AU where Raoul is a violin genius and pursues it despite Philippe's protests, becomes a notable violinist and ends up playing for the Paris Opera House, where he finds Christine again. She's still being tutored by the "Angel of Music" who freaks out when he hears Christine has an admirer, but once he listens to Raoul play, he's touched and realizes that Raoul, Christine, and himself all have the same deep love of music. He offers to tutor Raoul (who goes and asks Christine 'why are the walls offering to teach me?' 'oh, that's the Angel of Music, he's legit') who accepts. Thus begins Erik's attempts to AGGRESIVELY MATCHMAKE Raoul and Christine together through ghostly shipper shenanigans. And everything is happy and nothing hurts, until you remember that canon exists.
BACK TO THE BOOK
{There was one story that began:
"A king sat in a little boat on one of those deep, still lakes that open like a bright eye in the midst of the Norwegian mountains ..."}
Is this something Leroux made up, or a story that actually exists somewhere? If it is the latter, I require a link posthaste.
{They were quite changed, cautious as two diplomatists, and told each other things that had nothing to do with their budding sentiments. When they took leave of each other by the roadside, Raoul, pressing a kiss on Christine's trembling hand, said:
"Mademoiselle, I shall never forget you!"
And he went away regretting his words, for he knew that Christine could not be the wife of the Vicomte de Chagny.}
Honestly, there needs to be way more emphasis on the forbidden love inherent in the nature of R/C, especially since Raoul is often seen as the more 'socially acceptable' choice of the two. In comparison to the Phantom? Maaaybe, (he's certainly the more stable one) but it would still ruin his reputation. In society's view? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Neither of them are socially acceptable husbands for Christine in the eyes of society at the time: one is overtly monstrous, the other on a pedestal of status Miss Daae shouldn't dare to aspire to (or else be considered a golddigger who needs to 'learn her place').
And this is all that's mentioned about Mama Daae... I'm disappointed. What was her name? Was she musically inclined? Did she play an instrument or sing? Did she fall in love with Father Daae because of his enchanting music, or was it something he began after he met her? Does Christine have any memories of her?
{When Valerius and his wife went to settle in France, they took Daae and Christine with them. "Mamma" Valerius treated Christine as her daughter. As for Daae, he began to pine away with homesickness. He never went out of doors in Paris, but lived in a sort of dream which he kept up with his violin. For hours at a time, he remained locked up in his bedroom with his daughter, fiddling and singing, very, very softly. Sometimes Mamma Valerius would come and listen behind the door, wipe away a tear and go down-stairs again on tiptoe, sighing for her Scandinavian skies.}
Ohhh this is sad. Nobody sings very very softly if they're happy with life and themselves. This also makes me wonder how much of a say Daddy Daae actually had in their move to Paris, given that at this point he's financially destitute and dependent on a wealthy patron. I could easily see him being swayed by the Valerius' desire to give Christine a good education (Christine, whose wellbeing now entirely depends on Professor Valerius- and what is he a professor of? something music-related, I'd assume) despite his own misgivings about leaving Sweden for an unknown future in a foreign country totally depending on someone else's generosity.
{One day, a little boy, who was out with his governess, made her take a longer walk than he intended, for he could not tear himself from the little girl whose pure, sweet voice seemed to bind him to her.}
This reminds me of the ALW lyric "he was bound to love you/when he heard you sing", and that the Phantom isn't the only one who was initially drawn to Christine by her voice.
{And she saw a little boy running fast, in spite of the outcries and the indignant protests of a worthy lady in black. The little boy ran into the sea, dressed as he was, and brought her back her scarf. Boy and scarf were both soaked through.}
Raoul is totally a Gryffindor. (And, for anyone else interested, my other headcanons are Ravenclaw!Christine , Gryffindor!Carlotta, Hufflepuff!Piangi, Slytherin!Philippe, and *whispers* Ravenclaw or maaaybe Hufflepuff Erik.)
{At the aunt's request, seconded by Professor Valerius, Daae consented to give the young viscount some violin lessons. In this way, Raoul learned to love the same airs that had charmed Christine's childhood. They also both had the same calm and dreamy little cast of mind.}
Ohhh AU where Raoul is a violin genius and pursues it despite Philippe's protests, becomes a notable violinist and ends up playing for the Paris Opera House, where he finds Christine again. She's still being tutored by the "Angel of Music" who freaks out when he hears Christine has an admirer, but once he listens to Raoul play, he's touched and realizes that Raoul, Christine, and himself all have the same deep love of music. He offers to tutor Raoul (who goes and asks Christine 'why are the walls offering to teach me?' 'oh, that's the Angel of Music, he's legit') who accepts. Thus begins Erik's attempts to AGGRESIVELY MATCHMAKE Raoul and Christine together through ghostly shipper shenanigans. And everything is happy and nothing hurts, until you remember that canon exists.
BACK TO THE BOOK
{There was one story that began:
"A king sat in a little boat on one of those deep, still lakes that open like a bright eye in the midst of the Norwegian mountains ..."}
Is this something Leroux made up, or a story that actually exists somewhere? If it is the latter, I require a link posthaste.
{They were quite changed, cautious as two diplomatists, and told each other things that had nothing to do with their budding sentiments. When they took leave of each other by the roadside, Raoul, pressing a kiss on Christine's trembling hand, said:
"Mademoiselle, I shall never forget you!"
And he went away regretting his words, for he knew that Christine could not be the wife of the Vicomte de Chagny.}
Honestly, there needs to be way more emphasis on the forbidden love inherent in the nature of R/C, especially since Raoul is often seen as the more 'socially acceptable' choice of the two. In comparison to the Phantom? Maaaybe, (he's certainly the more stable one) but it would still ruin his reputation. In society's view? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Neither of them are socially acceptable husbands for Christine in the eyes of society at the time: one is overtly monstrous, the other on a pedestal of status Miss Daae shouldn't dare to aspire to (or else be considered a golddigger who needs to 'learn her place').