Clara, like her older brother, is a pretty girl. She has light brown hair, usually pulled up into a high ponytail or messy bun, and sparkling green eyes. She is 4'11 and 90 pounds, relatively average for her age. Clara dresses in what could be considered a grunge cottagecore aesthetic. She wears lots of greens, browns, blues, and earth tones. She dislikes her school uniform, finding it stuffy and too formal for everyday wear. You could usually find her in Doc Martens that she painted flowers on, jeans and flannels. She could also be found in flowy dresses on days she feels like dressing up a bit. Like many her age, Clara does not bother with makeup.

Clara is a very creative girl. She loves all forms of art, but painting is her passion. She loves not only painting on canvas, but on other objects like shoes, furniture, and walls. She has gotten in trouble too many times to count for painting in her dorm where she should not be. Clara, while a kind girl, does not have many friends. She prefers the quiet and her easel to the drama and chaos kids her age can cause. Teachers like her, but sometimes have trouble reading her homework around all the doodles.

Clara and her older brother, Milo, were raised by their moms, Camille and Valerie Durand, and their Godfather (and sperm donor), Lucien in Toulouse, France. They live in a small house on the outskirts of the city with Lucien living farther into town. Their home was small, but Clara and Milo each had their own bedrooms. Though the house itself was small, they had a large garden behind it, tended by Camille. This area was where Clara painted.

Camille was a tutor for local wizarding families. Each day, young witches and wizards from around Toulouse would gather in the garden, and learn the basics of wizarding theory and history but also more practical skills, such as reading and arithmetic. Clara and Milo, of course, joined this group and studied with their mother.

Valerie on the other hand owned a small boutique with Lucien. They designed and sold muggle clothing and wizarding robes with a modern touch. Her mum's love of designing is part of what inspires Clara's art.

Though they are pureblood, the Durand family does not take part in any of the stuffiness most other purebloods do. They have found a community of other magical families who value the same things they do, making it meaningless to posture around Valerie or Camille's families.

Clara's first instance of magic happened when she was five. She was painting with her big brother Milo and the two created a mess. Her parents where out in town going to get seeds and it was Milo's first time watching her. The two where scared, scared that they would get in trouble and not be able to stay home alone again. As her Moms walked in, Clara started scrubbing paint of the floors, and like magic, it was suddenly all gone.