English writer Diana Wynne Jones is considered the last great storyteller. The worlds of her books are so vivid that they just beg to be seen on the screen. Based on her bestselling book Howl's Moving Castle, the famous animator Hayao Miyazaki, winner of the Golden Lion, the highest award of the Venice Film Festival, made an animated film of the same name, which gained popularity in many countries. A little less than a year has passed since Moore Chant settled in Chrestomansi Castle and discovered his talent for magic. Life goes on as usual, Chrestomansi tirelessly ensures that no one uses magic for evil. But the inhabitants of the castle, all of them powerful magicians and sorcerers, do not even suspect that very close by, right next to them, special magic is flourishing, something they have never even heard of. It is passed down from generation to generation in several large and noisy village families, who keep it a closely guarded secret from the Chrestomanci. But then in the village next door there is a big commotion, and things take an unexpected turn...