Claudia

Claudia is a witch encountered by several cast members, and the first to appear in the story.
==Description==
Claudia herself takes the form of a tree, usually taking the form of a mere sapling when visitors first enter her barrier, and growing rapidly upon discovery. At her full height, Claudia also bears a large apple-like fruit at the top, the destruction of which destroyed her.
Claudia's barrier is a thickly brambled forest, shot through with knee-deep channels which most visitors use to travel. Papery white moths serve as her familiars, typically attacking with non-venomous stingers.
==Appearances==
First encountered at the docks of Mitakihara, Claudia is the witch that Esther Rinju takes her sister Alice to see, after the latter discovers Esther is a Puella Magi. Unfortunately, a surprise attack from Claudia delivers what would have been a fatal wound, if not for the intervention of Hiroko.
Claudia relocates to Red Forest Park not long after, drawing her eventual slayer, Yuzuki Tokai, into her barrier as prey. Rescued by Alice and Kyubey, Yuzuki revisits Claudia later with a makeshift fire-throwing device, which she uses to destroy her. This battle is notably not flawless for Yuzuki, she walks away with an injury to her side that remains as a scar to this day, four years later.
Yuzuki keeps the Grief Seed for quite some time, long enough to use it when she became a Puella later. When she exhausts it, Yuzuki buries it at Cherry Blossom Cemetery. Claudia is given the name Ayami during Yuzuki's impromptu eulogy, as Yuzuki knows neither her real name nor even her witch name.
Category:Witch
Category:Dead
Category:Witches
Category:Minor Characters