Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-5118208-20141108143108/@comment-25926288-20150318233640

Killian Jones wrote: Utter solitude wrote: It's an interesting question, "Can magic be learned?"

I would agree that one must have some innate ability to use magic. The major characters we've seen that from would be Rumple, Cora, Zelena, Regina and Emma. However, Rumple got his powers from the Dark One's curse, and it's always been implied that Emma's powers come from being the product of True Love. I don't think these kinds of powers would necessarily pass on to Henry. Cora, Regina and Zelena, however, definitely had innate ability that was later refined.

I really wouldn't call Henry a "product of true love" - that's not something you inherit. Emma is, yes, but Henry might not be. It all depends on whether Emma and Neal were True Loves. It also depends on how True Love works in the Land Without Magic (outside of Storybrooke of course). Does True Love even exist as a magical force rather than in concept? Doesn't it ascend all realms? Emma had surges of energy when giving birth to Henry and was capable of True Love's kiss in (atmospheric) magicless (interdimensional) Storybrooke.