>>2299700I'm not sure what you're getting at. Homura is trying to be strong enough to protect Madoka from dying against Walpurgis? She's doing that for herself just as much as she's doing it for Madoka, if not more. Her wish is to be a protector, not a weakling unable to do anything.
If it were only about what she thinks is good for Madoka, then she'd be doing things like organizing magical girl friendship meetups to fight Walpurgis. Or making Madoka go on vacation while the city is hit by Walpurgis. Or evacuating the city. Or just killing all those who get Madoka involved in dangerous situations and making it look like an accident.
But she doesn't do that because she's not thinking about how to micromanage Madoka or force others into this equation. She's spending all her time improving herself, and only intervenes on Madoka's behalf to keep her promise.
>>2299783The post-credits scene doesn't exactly prove much, just that Homura isn't completely without internal conflict(depending on your interpretation). Let's not forget that the entire ED is is about staying alive and enjoying everyday life. Urobuchi also wants people to imagine their own sequel "with a god and a devil in the same class".
>>2299790A happy end doesn't mean 100% blindingly smiles all the time. There's a reason she is willing to eventually be the enemy of the others, it's because she's willing to defend her ending.
