I found this comment on a post i reblogged, and while i made a reply, it seems i couldnt fit it, so im gonna rewrite it and add to it
So @sensitive-g , here's my reply in full:
i think the outcome is tied to the vaugeness of the wish
Mami wished to be saved, and she was but she ended up being alone because she only wished for herself to be saved, not everyone that was in the accident (i dont blame her since yaknow, she was dying, so she had to act fast)
Sayaka wished for Kyosuke to be healed, bam hes healed, but thats all it did, because thats what she asked for, it couldnt make him love her, she needed to do that herself
Kyoko wish for people to just listen to her dad for once, but i dont think she meant for it to force them to agree
Homura wished she could go back and redo meeting Madoka, but this time shes strong enough to protect her. The strength part is quite vauge, but the time aspect is specific enough that it works as intended. I believe the strength Homura gained was the ability to go back in time while retaining the knowledge she gains from each loop
Madoka's final wish works as well as she intended because she made very specific statements: "I want to erase all witches before they are even born. I will erase every single witch in every universe, past and future with my own hands... I don't care what you call it. All those Magical Girls who held onto their hopes and fought against witches I don't want to see them cry. I want them to stay smiling until the end. If any rule or law stands in my way, I will destroy it. I will rewrite it. That is my prayer. That is my wish. Now grant it, Incubator!"
She was only able to make such a wish after learning the truth as it revealed itself before her very eyes
Other examples come from Magia Record, which has all kinds of wishes:
A good one is Felicia, the girl seeking to kill the witch that killed her parents. In actuallity, Felicia accidentally killed her parents in a fire. When she wished that the fire didn't kill them, they were still dead, but not from the fire. The wish created a false memory of a witch killing her parents, the witch in question being her own, meaning she could never find the culprit because it was her all along
Magia record has many good examples that can help us understand how wishes are granted, but it does seem the more specific you arewhen making your wish, the more likely it will work as intended
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