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The Ultimate Madoka Recap and Homura's Lost Paradise

Madoka's wish allowed the other magical girl's agency and choices to remain valid.

Homura's broken wish did not.

Again, I will refer to Sayaka's and Homura's last meeting in the final arc of Rebellion. Sayaka definitely didn't want or needed to be saved by Homura. It was done by force, and against Sayaka's will. The other magical girls, were given no choice in the matter, nor consent, either.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Would you personally want other people forcing this on you, ignoring your wishes, making you forget your memories and experiences. Which ultimately effect who you truly are.

If a terrorist organization kidnapped you and spent several months brainwashing you, so that you would forget the last couple of years of your life/memories/experiences and do what they want; wouldn't you consider that a BAD thing.

If people read the Wraith Arc manga (Which is canon, made by the same group that made the rest of the Madoka series) then they'd have an even bigger understanding of Homura, That said, since I already discussed this with TarsTarkas b4, I'll mostly just skip to the two points that ya'll mentioned that need pointing out.

Point one, Sayaka is still dead. She is only there becus of Madoka and having been in close proximity to Madoka and the universe rewrite. Homura could have easily killed every last person there besides Madoka and brain washed her so much that she forgot them. Why doesn't she? Why risk people (even if unlikely) coming to take Madoka from her place where she can be herself, exist, be free of her sacrifice which she shouldn't have had to make in the first place, which Homura failed to protect her (Which is a BIG part of why she does what she does at the end of rebellion), Why risk it? The answer is simple.

She knows Madoka would be crushed to learn her friends were killed and by Homura's hands and she doesn't want Madoka to hate her. I put emphasis on the former more than the latter as there are no rewrites is how Homura likely sees this given she doesn't have her time travel powers anymore and Madoka can't undo death and I'd like to point out, magical girls whose soul gem were destroyed b4 they ever became a witch, as in, weren't starting to witch out, likely were not saved by Madoka given the nature of Madoka's wish itself and its never told what becomes of them if their soul gem is destroyed in the rewritten universe that Madoka made. But I digress, this is why she just rewrites their memories, to protect Madoka and give her a chance at living a normal life again which she should've always had, but Homura failed her when she let her make that wish, that's why she does what she does at the end of the film. Sayaka, despite being dead, was still treated like the rest. (No idea what happens to those whose soul went to Madoka b4 witching out if they were to die a 2nd time, assuming they even can die a 2nd time that is.)

and point 2, Madoka was split from the law of cycles. We know NOTHING else. Why fans have to continue adding in lore we don't know as its not stated or confirmed in the show/movie/book themselves is beyond me... All we know is the law of cycles and Madoka were breaking, being split apart. Who knows if the law of cycles part of Madoka is even still working. In fact, its interesting that at the end of Rebellion we see Madoka (The one living as a normal girl) have her eyes change color to that of her law of cycles form when she starts to remember who she is b4 Homura intervenes, despite the two Madokas not even being in the same room. There are so many theories one can create just based on that alone, but it doesn't matter, thats fan created theories. Now Homura's line about even she would become her enemy someday can either be taken to mean Madoka (The one in front of her) or the law of cycles or both. I'm of the mind assuming her law of cycles part is still alive and out there that its both, otherwise its the Madoka in front of her that line was referring to there.

Either way this is why Homura looked so desperate (for lack of better words, one look at her expression and eyes will say it all) when she repeated the very same line she said who knows how many times to Madoka at the start of the series. Basically, if she loves her friends and family, and wants to protect and cherish them, then don't change. But just like Homura, Madoka also won't listen and will continue to sacrifice herself and Homura knows this, she knows but says it anyway out of some small hope Madoka will listen for once even though we know she won't as things currently stand. Movie 4 might have something that can change the outcome, we shall see.