Sophie Hatter

"Howl: I feel terrible. Like there's a weight on my chest."

"Sophie: A heart's a heavy burden."

Sophie Pendragon (nee Hatter) is the protagonist of Howl's Moving Castle. She runs the hatshop in her town. When the Witch of the Waste curses her with a spell that turns her into an old woman, Sophie goes to the Waste in search of a cure.