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In **Howl's moving castle** , there's a fire demon named _Calcifer_ who heats
the wizard Howl's hearth. He tells Sophie that he has a contract with Howl
which binds him to the hearth. He also says that he'd help Sophie if she broke
the contract between him and Howl.

What exactly is the contract between Calcifer and Howl? What's the source of
this contract?


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What is the contract between Calcifer and Howl?


As stated on his [MyAnimeList](http://myanimelist.net/character/6752/Calcifer)
page:

> Calcifer is a fallen star who was caught by Howl. He didn't want to die, so
> he struck a deal with the wizard. Calcifer got Howl's heart and a prolonged
> life, and Howl received full access to all of Calcifer's considerable
> powers.
>
> As it turns out, neither of them liked it after a while, but it couldn't be
> broken by people who were part of the contract. When Sophie Hatter comes to
> Howl's moving castle, Calcifer recognizes that she is under a curse thanks
> to the Witch of Waste and that Sophie has considerable powers of her own of
> which she is unaware. To break his own curse, Calcifer offers to lift the
> curse placed on Sophie once she manages to break Calcifer's contract with
> Howl.

Clacifer is also bound to the hearth, and cannot leave it because of the
contract. He also can not explicitly talk about the contract, so he instead
gives Sophie hints about it when she agrees to help him break the contract.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dq66j.jpg)


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