[puts a ring on Sophie's finger]
Howl: This charm will guarantee your safe return. Don't worry, I'll follow behind you in disguise. Now off you go.
Letti: Wow! He must have been a wizard then.
Young Sophie: But he was so kind to me. He rescued me, Letti.
Letti: Of course he did, he was trying to steal your heart. You were so lucky Sophie, if that wizard were Howl, he would have eaten it.
Young Sophie: No he wouldn't, Howl only does that to beautiful
girls.
Madam Suliman: That boy is extremely dangerous, his powers are far too great for someone without a heart.
[pause]
Madam Suliman: If he stays selfish, I'm afraid he'll end up just like the Witch of the Wastes.
Young Sophie: [Approaches The Witch Of The Waste while she tries to hide Howl's heart from her] Howl needs that back now
Witch of the Waste: Don't look at me, I don't have it, I don't know what you're talking about
Young Sophie: [hugs her] Please give it back
Witch of the Waste: You really want it that badly?
Young Sophie: [on the verge of crying] Yes
Witch of the Waste: Alright then, you'd better take good care of it
Young Sophie: Okay
Witch of the Waste: [hands her Howl's heart] Here dear
Young Sophie: Thank you you have a big heart!
[kisses her]
Young Sophie: [encounters a wounded Howl in his giant bird form sitting in the junkyard] Howl!
[uncovers his feathers to find his human face underneath dripping with blood]
Young Sophie: I'm sorry did I come too late?, I didn't mean to make you wait this long
[kisses him]
Young Sophie: I need you to take me to Calcifer
if you can
[Howl gets up and flies off with her and the Queen's dog]
Markl: [reading the newspaper] But the newspaper says we won
Witch of the Waste: [while smoking a cigar] Only idiots believe what they read in the paper
Old Sophie: That's so strange I can't get Calcifer going!
[to the Witch of the Waste]
Old Sophie: Do you have to keep smoking that it smells terrible!
Witch of the Waste: Don't deny an old witch her pleasures young lady
Old Sophie: Markl will you crack a window please?
Witch of the Waste: [continues smoking] I wouldn't open that window if I were you dear, Calcifer's too weak right now to protect this place, Suliman's henchmen could get in.
Howl: Markl, make sure the cleaning lady doesn't get carried away while I'm gone.
Markl: Sophie, what did you do now?
[Sophie shrugs]
Calcifer: She almost smothered me! If I die, Howl dies too, I hope you know.