User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 348: Return of the Demon, Review and Commentary/@comment-7418318-20130823094049/@comment-121.54.2.164-20130823140843

IMO, the side of Flare w saw in the GMG was due to that fear of being treated differently and being outcast from what I believe were the first people who she taught were just like her. I also think that she was already being abused by Ivan since she wasn't like the others, so winning could also prove something to Ivan. And we already saw Flare being regretful for the things she did during the time in Ryuzetsu Land so it wasn't a complete 180 degree turn some time has already past for her to rethink some things. Though I believe that the way her reason was stated in the chapter was disappointing and made it look pathetic.