Ama Clutch was Galinda's Ama (chaperone). She appears exclusively in the first novel.
Background Information[]
Ama Clutch seems to have been Galinda's caretaker for her whole life and is sent by Galinda's parents to chaperone her at Shiz University’s Crage Hall, where most of the girls in attendance have amas with them. However, she steps on a nail and requests leave to get treatment for lockjaw, leaving Galinda unrepresented at school, meaning she must room with Elphaba, the only other girl without a chaperone. Later, as Clutch doesn't seem to mind Elphaba's skin, she happily chaperones both girls. In an attempt to get Elphaba away, Galinda claims Clutch has a brain injury that causes her to think inanimate objects are real. This would later come back to haunt her.
One night, Clutch notices something while looking out of a window and goes to check. She then witnesses Grommetik killing Dr. Dillamond at Madame Morrible's orders. To prevent her from telling anyone what she saw, Morrible casts a spell on Clutch which gives her the disease Glinda made up for her, leaving her unable to perform her duties. However, Glinda is able to break the spell and learn the truth of Dillamond's death, but Clutch would soon after pass away and is buried after a small ceremony.