Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20161031005929/@comment-26867322-20161031152300

HarryPotterRules1 wrote: The simplest answer for everything -- and to why Nemo and Liam aged -- is this. Ariel wasn't taken by the first curse -- why? Maybe because she was UNDERWATER, just like the Nautilus. We see the curse go over water (when Cora casts the protection spell on the safe haven) but we NEVER see it go UNDERwater. Emma: "How did you guys escape the curse?"

The 3 Men in a Tub: "Ah well, we were in a tub when the curse came, so we ducked and held our breaths, and I guess that protected us somehow."