porthavenn

emotionally attached to the howls moving castle book by diana wynne jones https://lumiosecity.straw.page/

[tchaikovskym]

I think Howl took Sophie to Wales in the 90s to watch the x files. Sophie watched it for the monsters, Howl watched it for the romance.

[hottestthingalive]

'the greatest reveal in the history of media was-' no. the greatest reveal in the history of media was in the novel Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (1986), wherein after having spent the entire book up to this point in the fantasy land of Ingary, where fairy tales come true, it is revealed that the real reason that Howl is so odd, so strange, so different from everyone else is that he is not, in fact, like everyone else. and this is not because he is a wizard, or a layabout, or heartless--it is because he is Welsh. as in, he is from modern day Wales. as in, he and his pals from Magic World go for a quick trip to visit his family in Wales, circa 1984-6. and suddenly everything about Howl Pendragon aka Howell Jenkins suddenly makes a lot more sense

[debbie-sketch]

A bit more book accurate Sophie and Howl °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

[super-nova5045]

and just when you think you’re at your absolute lowest a blonde motherfucker comes along and makes everything so much worse

[maskedhatter]

Movie Howl vs Book Howl

No, I shall not elaborate.

[doodleswiki]

Howl's Moving Castle (The Film) turned 20 earlier this month, Google made a doodle based off it in August 2014 for Diana Wynne Jones' 80th Birthday.

Doodle was made by Sophie Diao

[ah0yh0y]

it’s so funny to me that instead of the black doorway leading to the void in the books it leads to fucking wales. And the spell is howls wip song lyrics it makes me laugh so much god I love howl so much

[volumina-vetustiora]

beautiful world where the Chrestomanci books became a massive thing instead of Harry Potter

[sleepy-dream]

"He was such a dashing specimen too, with a bony, sophisticated face – really quite old, well into his twenties – and elaborate blond hair."

Lol rereading Howl's Moving Castle and saw this.

Really quite old, well into his twenties!

[lavenderfables]

The Witch Of The Waste's past being so vague is like catnip to me. I am chewing on her. I am cuddling with her. I am disemboweling her. I am staring at her with a hundred yard stare. I am putting her through The Horrors™ and also The Delights™. The Witch Of The Waste is enrichment to me.

[eversnark-deactivated20260521]

Ran Jeopardy at lit club tonight and put, "This flamboyant wizard from Wales lives in a castle," as the clue and their guesses were Dumbledore and the Wizard of Oz.

[onetobeamupart]

Sophie had no time to recover. There was the sound of wheels and horse hoofs and a carriage darkened the window. The shop bell clanged and the grandest customer she had ever seen sailed in, with a sable wrap drooping from her elbows and diamonds winking all over her dense black dress. Sophie’s eyes went to the lady’s wide hat first—real ostrich plume dyed to reflect the pinks and greens and blues winking in the diamonds and yet still look black. This was a wealthy hat. The lady’s face was carefully beautiful. The chestnut-brown hair made her seem young, but … Sophie’s eyes took in the young man who followed the lady in, a slightly formless-faced person with reddish hair, quite well dressed, but pale and obviously upset. He stared at Sophie with a kind of beseeching horror. He was clearly younger than the lady.

[onetobeamupart]

it is raining out there in market chipping

[onetobeamupart]

“He says no one’s going to employ a wizard who looks as if he can’t make money at the trade.” “That’s just because he likes clothes,” said Calcifer. His orange eyes watched Sophie at work rather meaningly. “This suit was spoiled,” Sophie said.

[onetobeamupart]

Nothing is safe from you! If i were to court a girl who lived on an iceberg in the middle of the ocean, sooner or later - probably sooner - I’d look up to see you swooping overhead on a broomstick. In fact, by now I’d be disappointed in you if I didn’t see you. 

[onetobeamupart]

“The other Lettie let the cat out of the bag too,” Howl said quickly. “You know she did. And Mrs. Fairfax talked a great deal that day. There was a time when everyone seemed to be telling me. Even Calcifer did - when I asked him. But do you honestly think I don’t know my own business well enough not to spot a strong spell like that when I see it?"

[onetobeamupart]

“Go to bed, you fool,” Calcifer said sleepily. “You’re drunk.” “Who, me?” said Howl. “I assure you, my friends, I am cone sold stober.” He got up and stalked upstairs, feeling for the wall as if he thought it might escape him unless he kept in touch with it. His bedroom door did escape him.