[Fic] "Secrets" chapter 13 -- Harry Potter

[edenfalling]

Two months is a much less ridiculous interchapter gap than a year and a half.

Chapter 13: Shattering. After Harry kills Tom and the basilisk, Ginny faces her complete failure to either solve her own problems or keep Harry safe. She does not cope well, but at least not everyone blames her for helping Tom. That's a good thing, right?

lasultrix and snaegl, thank you so much for beta-reading this! Scene 1 is probably still too awkward and melodramatic, but as you can see, it would have been much worse without your advice.

Now I just need to get back to work on ch. 14... Well, no, what I really need is to get some sleep. So I shall. *exit stage left, toothbrush in hand*


ETA: Oh. One thought. Does anyone know a good source of Egyptian mythology that explains what Isis was doing after Osiris went off to become king of the dead? Obviously she raised Horus for a while, but once Horus is grown and starts his vendetta against Set, Isis pretty much vanishes from all the versions of the legend I've found so far. I could probably work with that non-presence as a thematic point, but I am curious about alternate Isis-centric continuations of that story.

Comments

[lukita.livejournal.com]

Well, according to the wiki, Isis went on and became a really popular goddess and absorbed many different goddess' and their worshipers. I think it's safe to say, at that point, any and all stories concerning her after raising Horus to become the pharaoh are just a mishmash of everything. Isis, the original Borg.

[edenfalling]

Most Egyptian deities were kind of Borg-like after a couple thousand years... but yeah, mother goddesses and sun gods seem to have been the most voracious. :-)

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

what? was that a general egyptian i'm-curiosu questio nor are yo ugoig nto work the isis myth into the epilogue of secrets? *blink*

[edenfalling]

Both. I am curious in general, but the epilogue is now set in Egypt, during the Weasleys' family trip (the one where Scabbers was photographed), and I thought it might be interesting to bring back the legend of Isis that Tom told Ginny at Christmas.

[snaegl.livejournal.com]

The beginning flows so much better now! Awesome rewrite!

I have a friend iqeret, who is working on her PhD in Egyptology. You can probably drop her a note and ask about the Isis thing (not my field, I'm afraid!).

[edenfalling]

I may tweak it some more, since Harry still seems to come off emotionally detached, but... Meh. At least now it's functional.

Thanks for the contact info!

[silverblade219.livejournal.com]

The Neos Alexandria site has a section on Isis (http://www.neosalexandria.org/isis.htm), and at the end they have some links. This one (http://www.egyptmonth.com/magf5.htm) seems to have her be involved with the vendetta, I think. I'm not sure how helpful this is, though, as I just skimmed through it and I'm not sure what you already have.

And yay for more Secrets! Can't wait until I have more free time to read it. (too much work from school right now)

[edenfalling]

Thank you! *explores links*

[smokyglass.livejournal.com]

Oh I love the new chapter -- poor Ginny. I like that she tries to face up to her responsibilities, and that she's not okay. I like that she did things wrong, and she realizes that, and I like the points you made, like -- how is it okay to trust the portraits and the suits of armor but not the diary?

Anyway, very good job.

I don't know any good sources of Egyptian anything, unfortunately. May I ask what do you need it for?

[edenfalling]

Thank you!

I am looking into Egyptian mythology because I've decided to write an epilogue after all, set during the Weasleys' family trip to Egypt, and I thought it might be interesting to bring back the legend of Isis and Osiris that Tom told Ginny at Christmas.