Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24697901-20140414205148

We know Zelena's plan is to go back in time so she was raised by Cora. It's been established that goes against the "laws of magic", the only things magic cannot do. But we're seen plenty of characters mess around with time since forever, so what's going on? Here I go...

The Poisoned Apple- In "Apple Red as Blood", we see Snow take a bite, collapse, and the apple falls through Jefferson's hat into Regina's hand 28 years later. At the time of Snow's cursing, Regina was convinced she won, and who knows what would've happened to that apple afterward. Then, during the curse when Regina is determined to be rid of Emma, she creates a portal back to that exact moment.

Dark Curse- No aging for 28 years, and nobody remembered anything from their lives before.

Pan- Physically goes back in time to being a teenage boy, then doesn't age for 300+ years.

My theory is that time can be slightly manipulated to avoid aging,and you can be tricked into thinking no time has gone by, and subtle details (i.e. magical fruit) can be changed, but is still pretty convoluted. Anyone have any other ideas? 