Towards the end of the movie, she stays on Howl's moving castle that is flying instead of walking as it was in the beginning of the movie. She does give Howl's heart to Sophie to break the spell on Howl. Also, when they are looking for Howl, she found out who took Howl's heart, and she cries, "You ruined the heart!" after Sophie puts a bucket of water on her. She gets her powers removed, and escapes with Sophie to the castle where she stares at the fire, knows that Sophie is in love, and gives Calcifer a peeping bug that she found in a bag. She sees Sophie saying, "If it isn't the tacky girl from that tacky shop." She gets forced to walk up the stairs after the two blob men couldn't carry the carriage anymore. RELATED: 10 Best Outfits In Studio Ghibli's Films The Witch of the Waste is a more sinister and wicked character in the book. The Witch of the Waste gets a letter to the castle, and she comes back after 50 years. Howl's Moving Castle is no exception, as it shows the Witch of the Waste becoming a child-like character who Sophie ends up taking care of. She later tries to get Howl, and she is the person responsible for turning Sophie into an old lady.Īs she leaves the hatter, the name of the shop, she tells Sophie that she can't tell anyone about the curse. She was banished by Suliman, and lives in the waste. Madame Suliman The Royal Wizard of Kingsbury. She had once served at the Royal Palace in Kingsbury, but was sent away and now lives in the Wastes. Witch of the Waste A witch who wants to pursue Howl. The Witch of the Waste originally was an apprentice to Suliman until she fell to a demon of greed. He does not have a family, and lives in the moving castle, and deals with the people who come to order potions.