The Winchesters and Claire Novak

Claire Novak is an ally and friend to Sam and Dean.

Background
Sam and Dean encountered the young Claire when demons attacked the Novak Family and they attempted to rescue Claire and her mother before Castiel took back control of Claire's father Jimmy Novak.

Season 10
It has been several years since the Winchesters last saw Claire who has fallen into a bad crowd, since Castiel ruined her life.

They meet again in The Things We Left Behind,

In The Hunter Games, when Claire is found by Castiel, she refuses to reconnect with them and blames Dan for Randy's death, as well as refusing to acknowledge that he betrayed her to save himself. She later meets a couple whom she confides her troubles to. At the same time, Dean was feeling guilt about Randy though tells Castiel not to burden himself with Claire, since he is a reminder of what she lost.

However, Dean calls her at Castiel's suggestion, as the couple Claire was talking to convince her to lure Dean into a trap so she could have revenge for Randy's death. In the end, Claire changed her mind about Dean getting killed and warns him, in which he overpowers the couple, though rather than give in to the Mark of Cain, lets them go.



During Angel Heart, Claire experiences trouble and since Castiel is in her emergency contacts on her cell phone, the hospital calls him and he calls in Sam and Dean to help him deal with Claire.

When Sam and Dean arrive, Claire is not happy to see the Winchesters but tells them of her search before fleeing the hospital when they leave the room. However, she made the mistake of telling them where she was staying as well as checking in under her own name and finds Sam waiting for her while Dean and Castiel interrogate Ronnie. Sam tries to relate with Claire about her loss of a mother while initially rebuffs Sam's efforts to help her, she finally agrees after he offers to teach her how to hack her mother's credit card records to look for clues. Through his work, Claire becomes intrigued by how Hunters do their work and insists on going with Dean and Castiel to investigate Ronnie's murder. When they return to the motel, Sam is able to figure out that the man Amelia was supposed to meet, Peter Holloway, has a farm that Amelia had been spending time around. Sam and Castiel go to investigate, but leave Claire and Dean behind for her own safety and because the Mark of Cain is starting to affect Dean worse.

Things between Dean and Claire are awkward at first, with the two mostly being silent but soon Dean takes Claire to play mini-golf which they bond over and mock the other on. After Claire puts her putter in the last hole to demonstrate how the ball gets taken there, Dean realizes that the angel who has her mother used an angel sword instead of an angel blade and he and Claire research angels. Claire is amazed at deduction from a simple golf game but finds information on the Grigori, a class of angels that preys on humanity and when they are unable to reach Sam or Castiel. Claire expects Dean to leave her behind while he goes to rescue them. However, Dean instead gives her a gun and instructions on how to use it and takes her with him, to her joy.

Arriving at the farm, Dean and Claire investigate the barn and Claire is finally, tearfully, reunited with her mother. It was here where she forgives the Winchesters, as Claire thanks Dean for his help while he and Cass go to find Sam who was taken hostage. When Tamiel, the Grigori that had been feeding off of her mother arrives and stabs Amelia. Sam, Dean, and Castiel defend Claire by engaging Tamiel who proves stronger than all of them and nearly kills Castiel. However, Claire sneaks up behind him while he is distracted and stabs him with his own sword, killing him before embracing her mother's body.

The next day, Sam and Dean decide to send Claire to Jody Mills until she can get on her feet. After Claire finally forgives Castiel, she asks Dean to look after him. Before saying goodbye, Dean gives her a copy of Caddyshack and a lore book, having noticed her keeping Tamiel's sword. He notes on how she needs research before going down the path but advises her against becoming a hunter, telling her how dangerous it is and that she got her revenge when she killed Tamiel. Claire jokingly tells him he's pretty old when he tells her about how hunters don't live long and leaves in a taxi.

Season 11
In Don't You Forget About Me,

Season 12
In Celebrating The Life Of Asa Fox, the Winchesters spot Jody at the funeral of Asa Fox and asks how her kids are. Jody tells the Winchesters that Claire and Alex are in Omaha at a Radio Head concert.

During Ladies Drink Free, Sam and Dean find out that Claire has been secretly hunting behind Jody and Alex's backs. They find her working on a werewolf case, investigating the death of Ben Foster. They are on better term

The brothers see Claire is experiences symptoms of becoming a Werewolf and reluctantly administer the Werewolf cure. They watch with sadness, as she experiences pain from it but are greatly relieved to see her cured and okay.

Season 13
In Wayward Sisters, while returning from a hunting trip, Claire seeks out Sam and Dean after learning they were missing after going on and that she should come home. After hearing from Kaia Nieves that the brothers were sent to another world and the rift was still open, Jody and her family went to find it.

When she spotted it, Jody attempted to pass through it and save her friends but Claire and Kaia went through instead and brought them back at the cost of Kaia.

Sam and Dean thanked for her rescuing them and for the food she gave, though Sam warned her the rift was opened for a while and more Cloaked Figures could still be roaming the town. Jody appreciated the worry but told them she and her girls have it under control and tells them to focus on saving the world.