To answer everyone's comment at once instead of quoting...
The theories surrounding Patricia guess that she might have been a sexual abuse victim. Look at the positions she moves in, in ep 10. Also the fact that, her bio on the puella wiki states that, it tries to stay at school until the bell rings means she didn't want to go home...
"Take note of the odd position the Witch appears to be in... and realise you're probably looking at a Puella Magi who fell to despair and turned into a Witch because of sexual abuse." -Tv Tropes
@F1zzyp0p: I think her staying at school until the end was meant to be linked to her being class rep. The archetype is that they're nerdy busybodies who, unlike most kids, actually enjoy being at school. It fits into that pretty well; the sexual abuse thing sounds like a bit of forced, grimdark "fanon".
Teclo said: @F1zzyp0p: I think her staying at school until the end was meant to be linked to her being class rep. The archetype is that they're nerdy busybodies who, unlike most kids, actually enjoy being at school. It fits into that pretty well; the sexual abuse thing sounds like a bit of forced, grimdark "fanon".
Agreed. Fans seem to be coming up with the worst-case-scenario based on one character death. I can see how it is plausible to come up with though. Patricia is one of my fav witches.