Howl battles with the Witch of the Waste after attending Mrs Penstemmon's funeral. Howl is grieved and vows to attend Mrs Pentstemmon's funeral no matter what. The very same day, Mrs Pentstemmon is killed by the Witch of the Waste. He gets Sophie to pretend to be his mother but the king is more impressed than annoyed, and hires him as Royal Wizard. Although he has been gathering clues about Suliman's disappearance, Howl is concerned the King wants him to find Prince Justin. Despite Michael and Calcifer's complaints, he allows Sophie to clean the castle, though he stops her from cleaning his room. Days later he returns to the Castle and is surprised to find an old woman cooking bacon on Calcifer. Howl first meets Sophie on May Day in Market Chipping before the Witch of The Waste casts an aging spell on her. It is during one of his outings to find a young woman that he first meets Sophie. Howl's Moving Castle Howl's Moving Castle (Novel) Howl occasionally did work for the King's army, but avoided contact with them as much as possible. Also during this time, Howl courted and then dumped the Witch of the Waste, who put a curse on him. Though he never explicitly told Michael he could stay, Howl allowed him to live in the castle, eventually making him his apprentice. Howl was impressed by Calcifer's reaction to Michael. During this time, Howl found Michael Fisher sleeping on his doorstep, and invited him in. He dyed his hair and spent all his money on make-up and clothing, and spent his days wooing young ladies until they fell in love with him, and then jilted them. After doing so, Howl quit his apprenticeship and became a hermit. He gave his heart to the creature, binding them together, and allowing Calcifer to live for he felt sorry for him, while boosting his own magical power. One night on the Porthaven Marshes, Howl caught a Falling Star named Calcifer and made a contract with him. Howl is a wizard in the land of Ingary and he has several names he is known as Wizard Howl in Market Chipping, 'Wizard Pendragon' in the capital Kingsbury, and 'Jenkin the Sorcerer' in lower-class Porthaven. He was in the same league as the Witch of the Waste.

His natural gift for magic showed, and he was quite powerful. He became her last pupil, and one of her favorites (and best). Pentstemmon (or Madame Suliman in the movie). Still young, he took up tutelage under Mrs. In an attempt to hide from three angry rugby players whose sister he had jilted, he cast a spell that opened a portal to another land, Ingary, where he moved almost permanently. In Wales, Howl had a habit of going out with girls and then jilting them. Even in college, he wrote his thesis on magical spells and charms, and joined a group of other gifted magicians on Earth. Gifted with a natural talent for magic, he began studying it. However, he himself was anything but ordinary. Howl Jenkins was born to an ordinary family in modern-day Wales. He owns a moving castle, and spreads rumors about himself to retain his privacy, opting to be alone and hiding from all conflict. He made his way through a magical portal to Ingary, where he became known and respected as one of the most powerful wizards there was.

Originally Howell Jenkins of Wales, he was part of a loose fraternity of wizards on Earth. Howl Jenkins Pendragon (гѓЏг‚¦гѓ«гѓ»г‚ёг‚§гѓіг‚гѓіг‚№гѓ»гѓљгѓігѓ‰гѓ©г‚ґгѓі, Hauru Jenkinsu Pendoragon) is a powerful wizard living in the land of Ingary. 'Mud-colored' (natural hair color in the book)Д«lue-black (natural hair color in the movie) Sylvester Oak (when introducing himself to Annabel Fairfax)

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