Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6036560-20140421102126/@comment-24138799-20140530084618

Hmcooper4 wrote: However, if our world is without magic, that leaves a little explaining to do. Specifically, the Dragon. He appeared in our world before the original curse was broken (though not necessarily before the original curse was cast). And he sure appeared to have magic, as well as a bit of knowledge of EF lore (knowing that August was actually Pinnochio). And there is also the Shadow appearing to Wendy, Bae, John, and Michael, LONG before the curse was cast. And come to think of it, the simple fact that a magical bean was able to transport Bea from the EF to the LWM.

And then there is the Cyclone that brought Dorothy to Oz (though that could be up for interpretation, as there is nothing canonical regarding the fact the Dorothy is from the LWM).

If there is no magic, I would not think that any of these would be possible. I would say that the LWM has magic, just like other worlds, but the magic is weak and dorment. It appears somewhat randomly in more concentrated forms. And probably will greatly increase with Rumples bringing Magic, and Snow's curse. The way I see it is that LWM has no magic at all, but magic can be brought here.