Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-5118208-20141108143108/@comment-24674051-20150518141720

Still, it is interesting that Henry is chosen as the next Author.

As for breaking the quill, remember when we first saw Isaac, he was in the process of whittling a new quill, and Rumple make the comment that the quill must be make from magical wood. So that was NOT the end of the quill, it was just the end of THAT quill. I think Henry will be coming up with a new quill of his own (Grandpa may have one or two lying around in his shop). The breaking of the quill is really more symbolic in that it signifies that Henry is not going to (or at least is going to try not to) make the same mistakes as Isaac.

Now, let's get to the time jump, get Henry in High Schoool, and see what kind of grades he gets in High School English and Elvish.