do you think Homura hated Mami?
Actually, I think Mami was the one Homura cared about the most after Madoka. Remember, Mami was the first magical girl Homura met after Madoka, and they spent a lot of time together throughout Homura's timelines. Not to mention that Mami saved Homura's life in the first timeline too, not just Madoka.
We know that everyone in the Holy Quintet (even Kyoko before she lost her idealism) greatly respect and idolize Mami for being the ideal magical girl. And why wouldn't they? She's strong, poised, kind, elegant, experienced, and a great mentor. I have no problems believing that Homura, in her earlier time loops, greatly admired Mami and probably even leaned on her for guidance as Homura learned how to be a magical girl.
And then the incident happened. Where Mami found out that magical girls become Witches and attempted to murder-suicide all of her teammates. I think that by doing this Mami essentially took a hammer and smashed the pedestal Homura had her on. Homura realized, in the worst possible way, just how fragile Mami was. She realized that she could no longer truly rely on Mami for help. Her senpai, the person who was supposed to be the leader, was unreliable.
I think that may have made Homura feel betrayed. Mami, who had been such a source of stability for the entire group, was in reality the most unstable of all of them. I bet that must have made Homura feel even more alone too, because now she had one less person to be able to rely on in her mission to save Madoka.
That being said, I don't think Homura ever stopped caring for Mami as a friend. In the main series, she desperately tries to warn Mami about the danger Charlotte poses and seems genuinely upset when she realizes Mami was killed. Also, in the Rebellion movie, there's a scene where Homura reflects on Mami, saying that despite the fact that she puts on a brave face she has the weakest heart of any of them. But then Homura immediately follows that up by saying this:
If Homura didn't care about Mami, she wouldn't give a shit about Mami's feelings and it wouldn't hurt her to reveal the truth of the magical girl system to Mami.
So no, I don't think Homura hates Mami. I actually think that Homura cares about Mami a great deal, especially in her earlier time loops.
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