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Jenna tore through the alleys and passageways, heading for the Palace In her hand she clutched the gold key that Aunt Zelda had given her, the key to the Queen&039;s Rooht be, and too bad there would probably be nothing there to save the Dragon Boat But it was the only chance she had, for Marcia was obviously in league with the stranger and could not be trusted

Now Jenna kne Septimus had felt when Marcia would not believe that Simon had kidnapped her She hurtled around a corner and ran straight into Spit Fyre "Ouch!"

"Jen!" said Seption Boat I was co to see you And then Spit Fyre wouldn&039;t stay in the courtyard Well, he atefor hiht expression "Hey, Jen, what&039;s theAnd now the stranger froet me!"

"What?"

"And what&039;s worse, Marcia knows hied hied anyone Ever

"Sep, co to find the Queen&039;s Roo there to save the Dragon Boat A-a potion or soI don&039;t know"

"Okay, it&039;s worth a try Co on, Jen, you don&039;t knohere the Queen&039;s Room is"

"I know, but Aunt Zelda said I would find it when The Tiht now"

Jenna and Septiress until they were halfway down Wizard Way, when Septiiven SeptiSeptis in thewhat to do He decided the best thing to do was to ignore it and keep going

"Hey, you with the dragon!" a voice shouted after hiafter hiht up with him and presented the two items to Septi Enforcement Officer," he puffed "It is an offense to foul the Way Please clean up your animal&039;s mess and take it with you"

Septie sack that the man had thrust into his hand "Okay," he said, "but I don&039;t think it&039;s all going to fit in there"

Septiot busy with his shovel while Jenna impatiently held the sack open for hi, and Billy Pot heeling away his Contraption at the end of a particularly trying daythe lawn lizards had been acting up again His face brightened when he saw Jenna, Septi across the lawn Billy Pot had once s Diplootten itin fact s, never forgot it

"Excuseup to Septi so presumptuous, but I wonderwell, I wonder if you would consider parting with the contents of your sack I would be eternally grateful There&039;s nothing like strategically placed dragon droppings to keep the lizards in order And I&039;m that desperate; ever since that horse ran over the Contraption they have been uncontrollable and"

"Yes," said Septimus "Take it Please"

"You see, sir, I have drea my hands on soon nowadays? It&039;s a nighthtmare" Billy Pot shook his head sorrowfully "But of course if you don&039;t want to part with it, I quite understand"

"Noplease, please take it," said Septi sack at Billy Pot, who smiled for the first time that day

As Jenna, Septimus and Spit Fyre reached the Palace door, Godric&039;s thin voice drifted through the evening air "Ah, good evening, Princess How nice to see you And good evening, Apprentice How is the Transfored the Transubstantiate Triple yet?"

"Nearly," said Septi Spit Fyre behind him

"Good lad," said Godric, and immediately went back to sleep

In the turret at the east end of the Palace, Spit Fyre sat fretfully whining and scratching the bottoht of spiral stairs Septi in the wall and told him to stay

"I&039; hard on the key to the Queen&039;s Room as she led the way up the stairs As she reached the s at the top of the turret, Jenna let out a triumphant whoop "Yes! Hey, Sep, look at thatI&039;ve found it!"

"Where?" Septimus looked at Jenna, perplexed

Jenna shot Septimus a quizzical look "Very funny, Sep," she said "You don&039;t think it old door with all those patterns on it, and the big keyhole in the middle with an eold door?" asked Septimus