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Wizard Suliman/Benjamin Sullivan
Mrs. Pentstemmon is an elderly, renowned witch in Ingary. She trained both Wizard Suliman and Howl, though Howl was her last (and best) student. Mrs. Pentstemmon is very invested in Howl’s moral state, and she encourages Sophie to break Howl’s contract with Calcifer so Howl can remain good. She also is the first to inform Sophie that she herself has magical powers. However, hours after Sophie visits Mrs. Pentstemmon, the Witch of the Waste kills the old lady—Mrs. Pentstemmon wouldn’t tell the Witch something about Howl. Because Howl respects and idolizes Mrs. Pentstemmon so much, he insists on going to her funeral in disguise.
Mrs. Pentstemmon Quotes in Howl’s Moving Castle
The Howl’s Moving Castle quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Pentstemmon or refer to Mrs. Pentstemmon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Twelve
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She had said Sophie was a witch. Oddly enough, Sophie accepted this without any trouble at all. That explained the popularity of certain hats, she thought. It explained Jane Farrier’s Count Whatsit. It possibly explained the jealousy of the Witch of the Waste. It was as if Sophie had always known this. But she had thought it was not proper to have a magic gift because she was the eldest of three.
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Chapter Nineteen
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“But do you honestly think I don’t know my own business well enough to spot a strong spell like that when I see it? I had several goes at taking it off you when you weren’t looking. But nothing seems to work. I took you to Mrs. Pentstemmon, hoping she could do something, but she evidently couldn’t. I came to the conclusion that you liked being in disguise.”
“Disguise!” Sophie yelled.
Howl laughed at her. “It must be, since you’re doing it yourself,” he said.
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Mrs. Pentstemmon Quotes in Howl’s Moving Castle
The Howl’s Moving Castle quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Pentstemmon or refer to Mrs. Pentstemmon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter Twelve
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She had said Sophie was a witch. Oddly enough, Sophie accepted this without any trouble at all. That explained the popularity of certain hats, she thought. It explained Jane Farrier’s Count Whatsit. It possibly explained the jealousy of the Witch of the Waste. It was as if Sophie had always known this. But she had thought it was not proper to have a magic gift because she was the eldest of three.
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Chapter Nineteen
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“But do you honestly think I don’t know my own business well enough to spot a strong spell like that when I see it? I had several goes at taking it off you when you weren’t looking. But nothing seems to work. I took you to Mrs. Pentstemmon, hoping she could do something, but she evidently couldn’t. I came to the conclusion that you liked being in disguise.”
“Disguise!” Sophie yelled.
Howl laughed at her. “It must be, since you’re doing it yourself,” he said.
