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** Sophie Hatter and Howl from ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (novel)|Howl's Moving Castle]]''. Unlike the [[Howl's Moving Castle (anime)|film]], the two in the book are less friendly towards each other, with more bickering and arguing. Sophie, after being cursed, becomes a cleaning lady in Howl's castle. Howl is a peculiar man, living in a [[Trash of the Titans]] house, and refuses to let Sophie clean some areas, insisting that the spiders on the roof be kept alive. He constantly keeps calling Sophie "Mrs Nose". Eventually, they overcome their differences for the climax, and unite against the Witch of the Waste. Somehow, the two become lovers despite being the last two people you would pair together.
** Charmain Baker and Peter in ''[[House of Many Ways]]''. Charmain, sent to look after Great-Uncle William Norland's house, encounters Peter. Peter asks to be apprenticed to Wizard Norland, but arrives in the house while he's sick, when Charmain was in charge. The two do not get along, and their interactions provide some humour. Charmain, being a secluded child lacking many basic skills, has to learn from Peter how to wash dishes and hang up the laundry. Charmain only wishes to be a [[Bookworm]], reading books instead of helping Peter out. She volunteers to sort out letters and books in the royal library, leaving Peter alone to do jobs in the house -- a fact which he complains about.
** Flower-in-the-Night (yes, that's her name) and Abdullah in ''[[Castle in the Air]]''. Abdullah, a carpet merchant, daydreams that he will be engaged to a beautiful princess. When he is sold a flying carpet, that dream comes true as the carpet takes him away to Flower-in-the-Night. Of course, things are never that simple, and after brief interactions she is taken away by a djinn to a [[Castle in the Sky]]; it's up to Abdullah to rescue her. In this case, the trope is used to motivate the male lead.
* The unnamed boy and the [[Lilliputians|Lilliputian]] Arrietty in ''[[The Borrowers]]''. Arrietty reads to the illiterate boy, strengthening the bond between them. The boy, being far larger than Arrietty, protects her from the dangers the humans present.
* Morrigan and her best friend Hawthorne in the ''[[Nevermoor]]'' series. In the [[Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow|first book]], Hawthorne is notable for being the first person her age to become her friend. Back in her home town of Jackalfax, she is perceived as being a cursed child and blamed for all the misfortunes occurring around her. She and Hawthorne trial together for a position in the Wunderous Society, and in the [[Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow|second book]] plays a huge role in shutting down the [[Black Market|Ghastly Market]] As the series progresses, the trope is used less as the rest of Unit 919 opens up to her and play a bigger role in the story, meaning there is no character clearly identifiable as a sidekick.
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