1. Howl's slime is a total manifestation of his sorrow over the mistakes he's made in the past: giving away his heart, toying with so many people... only he has no idea that's the case. Like a toddler, he knows he's missing something... but he doesn't know what it is. On the other hand, he's smart enough to manipulate that sorrow.
2. The whole reason he turned into such a ladies' man (*cough*) was because he had to prove to himself that not all females were like his sister. Conversely, he never treated any of them right because so many of them were like his sister (hello, Witch of the Waste). Then Sophie came along.
3. He let Sophie into the castle because of Calcifer, but he lets her stay because he and Calcifer both hope she'll end the contract that ties them together (this is pretty much DWJ canon). But why Sophie of all people? Because he had a crush on her on May Day (go on, he has a crush on everyone, right? he says that) and hopes against hope that she's the one under the spell. He's no fool: he knows she's got a curse on her; he can smell those a mile away. He has endless fascination with her and with the way she gets things done, but the one thing he's too close to is his clothing and does not know she's sewn an attraction spell into the seams of his scarlet and gray jacket. Wow. Long-winded #3.
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2. The whole reason he turned into such a ladies' man (*cough*) was because he had to prove to himself that not all females were like his sister. Conversely, he never treated any of them right because so many of them were like his sister (hello, Witch of the Waste). Then Sophie came along.
3. He let Sophie into the castle because of Calcifer, but he lets her stay because he and Calcifer both hope she'll end the contract that ties them together (this is pretty much DWJ canon). But why Sophie of all people? Because he had a crush on her on May Day (go on, he has a crush on everyone, right? he says that) and hopes against hope that she's the one under the spell. He's no fool: he knows she's got a curse on her; he can smell those a mile away. He has endless fascination with her and with the way she gets things done, but the one thing he's too close to is his clothing and does not know she's sewn an attraction spell into the seams of his scarlet and gray jacket. Wow. Long-winded #3.
How's that? You got four for the price of three.