Sophie Hatter<span>, the eldest of three, is apprenticed to make hats for the people of Ingary, a place where spells, magic cloaks, and seven-league boots exist. She and all the young girls are warned to stay inside or be taken by </span>Howl<span>, the evil wizard whose black castle can be seen moving through the hills. After an encounter with a witch and with a spell cast on her to make her an </span>old woman<span>, Sophie goes to seek adventure. She heads towards Howl's moving castle where she will encounter things she had never imagined.</span>