Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26580042-20160826010854/@comment-27934866-20160828184847

I agree the vial of magic was lazy, and crafty so to speak. However Rumple already did the metal-welding back in Season 3 (gave Belle the fake, attacked Zelena with the real one). When it comes to regaining his magic I see 1 of 2 options.

1) When the Darkness returns to him after Hook is killed, he investigates the remains of Excalibur and he reforges the remains into the new Dagger. However I don't see this happening without him getting caught, and because with Excalibur destroyed he's no longer tethered to it.

2) The Darkness returns to him and it's now tethered to the Fake Dagger, and because Rumple now possesses the magic of all the Dark One's, the Dagger's colour scheme changes the same way as Excalibur did when Hook absorbed all the Dark One's into it. This would be a better strategy than to have everyone see what he was up to.

However he is no doubt re-tethered to this new Dagger which is most likely the price of using that potion, and a good example of this is that Emma can still hear the Dagger calling to her because she is the only other Dark One still alive.

I'm onboard about the rules of Magic in the Underworld, like in the living world it comes from Negative, and Positive emotions, but in the Underworld one must have control of their fear, and guilt.

What I said about the choosing of the Author is to do with the Crimson Crown, only a person chosen by Merlin can harness the Crimson Crown. Arthur (chosen by Merlin to rule Camelot), The Apprentice (chosen by Merlin to be his Apprentice), and Henry (chosen by Merlin to be the next Author).

I agree that Merlin's Unfinished Business is Nimue, and because due to Rumple she still exists.

Magic like in OUAT is near enough the same in any series/film that uses it, it's affected by the persons emotions (like in the Harry Potter films, Harry's anger causes the glass to disappear, and Aunt Marge to inflate), and it comes with a price (again in the Harry Potter series using Magic to comit acts of murder causes corruption particularly when making a Horcrux, and in The Mummy films to bring a soul back from the Underworld one must be sent back in exchange i.e. A Life for a Life). However people who can use magic or not in OUAT can still practice Potioncraft e.g. Snow White casting the Dark Curse (with Regina's help), Arthur creates the potion that melts anything it touches, Dr. Jekyll creates the Serum that can bring out/split one's dark personality, and repairs the Apprentice's Wand.