Protection Spells

"It's cloaked by a protection spell. Makes it impossible to see or enter."

- Mr. Gold

Protection Spells are spells featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. They first appear in the sixth episode of the second season.

Description
As the name refers, protection spells are used to protect a location, an item or a person through various ways.

Sometimes, a protection spell can be used on just specific people, as when Regina cast a protection spell around her office, the spell only prevented Mr. Gold in; or when Mr. Gold cast a protection spell around the Jolly Roger, the spell only contained Belle French and kept out Mr. Hyde.

And sometimes, depending on the caster's decide, it may not work on specific people, as when Emma cast a protection spell around her house, the spell did not work on Henry because Emma wanted Henry to come into her house.

People can fool some of the protection spells by finding some loopholes, as when Belle thought that Emma would let Henry in her house, Regina touched and opened the door with Henry's scarf.

Protection spells' effects vary from caster to caster. Sometimes, they can be so powerful that it can repel somebody very aggressively, as seen on Zelena's heart, Emma Swan's heart and Skull Rock. Sometimes, they repel people more gently and with a flexible way, as seen on the Storybrooke Town Line cast by Ingrid and the Evil Queen.

Types

 * Aliveness Protection Spell
 * Basic Protection Spells
 * Blood Magic-enhanced Protection Spell
 * Cloaking Spells
 * Containment Spells
 * Dark Curse Protection Spells


 * Dark One Dagger Protection Spells
 * Shadow Protection Spells
 * Spell against Heart-ripping
 * Spell against Harm
 * Spell against Poofing

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.