Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20140420035659/@comment-8345449-20140428141246

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Smee was on the ship (in 3.17) with Hook, and Smee was cursed in Storybrooke. But he was obviously not with Hook at the time the curse struck. And Hook must have been on the Jolly Roger because Neal himself told the bird to find the Jolly Roger. Also, Hook himself confirmed that the bird landed on his ship.

Did you forget, that Regina tried to replicate to memory potion? She could not do it. Besides, Regina does not know Emma, as well as Hook does.... Neal was an idiot. Regina only had an empty bottle with a few drops that time she tried to do it. Who knows what she might have accomplished if she had the full bottle? And in any case, if you had a choice, wouldn't you give the memory potion to someone who actually has magic and knows the most about the Curse?

And I am sure Charming and Snow know Emma much better than Hook does, yet Neal didn't choose them.