Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26394456-20171122060155/@comment-25536775-20180115213505

KnocknickKnock wrote: DracoWombat wrote: KnocknickKnock wrote: The only person born with Magic who used it from since being a baby is Zelena. However we know for a fact people like Emma, Regina, Baby Neal, Gideon, Drizella, Anastsia and Lily were born with Magic but didn't start using it until later life. Emma, Regina, Gideon and Drizella had to be taught how to use thier magic. Also using your magic at birth doesn't make you more powerful than say someone who learns in later life. Baby Neal was said to posses powerful magic while in the womb yet unlike Zelena he isn't using.

Magic on the show can be Aqcuired mutliple ways.

1. Genetics such as the Mills. Born with it like the Fairies.

2. True Love such as Emma and Neal.

3. Savior Magic like Aladdin

4. Outside sources like a Fairy Wand or Holy Grail.

These are canon ways we know of. However I do agree how magic works in the show isn't well defined especially as the seasons go on. In Season 2 Emma's magic was said to come from True love but yet then changed in Season 6 to her magic comes from being the savior. True love was said to be the most powerful magic of all able to break ANY CURSE yet Charming and Snows Kiss didn't break Regina's Curse all the way or Fiona curse at all. 1. We don't actually know what's the deal with the Mills since the origins of Cora's magic are entirely unknown.

2. We don't actually know if Baby Neal has magic. What Zelena referred to as powerful magic means that he's also a PoTL and could be used in her sacrificial ritual to go back in time. That's not necessarily spellcasting.

They didn't change Emma's magic officially, they've just been so extremely vague about it that there are two inconsistent explanations. And the writers already explained this: ''not every kiss by a True Love Couple is a TLK. First of all the person has to consider ''something a curse in order to have a TLK, and there are probably a multitude of other factors involved. And Snow and Charming weren't even in Fiona's curse for them to break it at all. 1. It was confirmed on screen that Regina and Zelena were born with Magic. We know Cora didn't love Henry as her heart was ripped out so Regina wasn't wasn't born from True love same with the gardner dude who clearly wasn't in love with Cora. We also know Cora had magic within her as she didn't acquire it from any other source. We saw on screen the first time she used magic. It didn't come from any external source.

2. We 100% know Baby Neal has powerful Magic as Glinda confirmed it by flat out stating she can sense powerful magic from Snow white womb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tBOL13bSLA

3. Also Snow and Charming were 100% caught up in Fionas curse I mean it was clearly shown. The whole Enchanted Forest was disappearing due to Fionas curse. We also know they shared a true love kiss as it happened after Snow found David nearly dead from the Beanstalk and Kissed him practically reviving him from the dead. You can hear the magical sound effect when he opens his eyes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5ULCES1Bjg

1. The show is ambiguous on wether or not magic can be learned. The scene implies Cora learned magic. As for Regina and Zelena, yes, they were born with magic, but arguing that it's inherited seems inaccurate. It just seems like people are born with it at random, as Drizella and Anastasia were also born with magic and their parents are definitely non-magical.

2. Again, Neal is a PoTL. True Love is powerful magic. Doesn't mean he's a spellcaster.

3. The EF was an effect of Fiona's curse, sure, but the Curse itself was in effect in Storybrooke. Snow and David were transported ''out. ''