Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26394456-20171122060155/@comment-25926288-20180113032043

Replaying to above...

Magic, according to Adam, has a multitude of factors.

(1) Genetics/Nature might lead to being born with an affinity for magic. Being born with the spark is the usual way. So, yeah, spark = "affinity for magic" = "natural predisposition to magic"

link: https://twitter.com/AdamHorowitzLA/status/311996316010020864

link: https://twitter.com/AdamHorowitzLA/status/311999525210447873

(2) Emotions/Nuture/Enviroment affects which type. Magic type isn't predisposed. (Example discussed was when it was asked if Henry had magic or not. Adam said that IF Henry had magic, it could go either way, light or dark.)

link: https://twitter.com/AdamHorowitzLA/status/311997177411035138

(3) Magic is maintained and can be nurtured during the Curse as the Curse was magic, just did not have any new generated magic. (Basically, it sustains itself. Likewise, mages still have "magic" but can't do anything.) Let's not talk about the curse, though. Just pointed it out as we saw Ivy lose her magic despite being in the LWM.

link: https://twitter.com/AdamHorowitzLA/status/312293971168735233

Bringing it back around...Drizzy and Ana were born with "the spark". Interestingly, Gothel thought Rapunzel was possibly the Guardian (who apparently has magic?) and she then considered to continue down Rapunzel's bloodline. Curious.

Alice has a magical parent, so she has a possibility to have "the spark", but outside wierd cave vines that may or may not be hallucinations, we don't know.

As we know it, there could just be a ton of people who could, but just never get around to using it or it's just too miniscule to bother.