Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24892318-20140619010238/@comment-5834856-20140620151916

Ktmae1234 wrote: If you remember in the pilot, the clock always set to 8:15 every morning. (In a nod to Lost.) But once Henry brought Emma back, the clock started moving. The only problem I have is Henry. How did he grow up, emotionally and mentally, if he's in a loop? And what possessed MM to give him the book if they're in a loop? And what allowed MM to find the book in the trunk in her apartment in S3? White magic?

In the Episode 319 they had a similiar situation to solve. This time it was Henry who'd lost his memories and needed to believe in magic. Regina, David, Emma and Mary-Margaret search for the book. Emma searches for the book in a box, but she's unable to find it. Mary-Margaret checks the box herself once again and this time finds Henry's storybook.

Mary Margaret: You really didn't see it in there?

Emma: You think I'm lying.

Mary Margaret: No, of course not. (...) That is why you looked relieved when we didn't find the book. You don't want Henry to get his memories back.

So, I guess, what allowed Mary Margaret to find the storybook the first time was that she sensed that Henry felt misirable and wanted to cheer him up. She had the feeling that something had to change. You know, in order to get someone to believe in something or convince someone to do something the first step is that you yourself believe that something must be done