Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26394456-20171122060155/@comment-25536775-20180108045416

Eskaver wrote:

DracoWombat wrote:

Eskaver wrote: I think the flower would have nothing to do with it, given that we don't know much about it.

In 7x01, Henry was wrapped up in vines, then released. I think Alice may have magic. Probably doesn't know how to use it.

Speculation below:

Zelena --> Robin (likely)

Emma --x Henry (certain)

Rumple --> Gideon (yep)

Cora --> Zelena (yep)

Cora --> Regina (yep)

Maleficent --> Lily (maybe, at least the shapeshifting)

Gothel --? Alice (seems likely)

We know it doesn't work the other way as we have magical babies that don't have magical parents. Zelena was born before Cora learned magic. Henry doesn't have magic (he's the author) and Emma's magic is exclusive to her (Either because she's the Saviour or PoTL depending on the season). And there's absolutely no indication that Robin has magic. In fact, the opposite seems more likely.

Doesn’t mean Cora wasn’t born with magic. Lol, magic isn’t a learned thing without a spark.

Also, you misunderstood the chart. I said that Henry didn’t have magic, which is why it isn’t an arrow but an X.

Third, I said Robin is likely to have magic. My bad. Also, we literally don't know how magic works. It could very well be a learned thing since the writers are so inconsistent about it and have apparently never given statements on the matter. To assume Cora, Anastasia I, Jafar, and every other person who set out to learn magic but showed no indication of having it prior to meeting their teacher had an "inner spark" is a huge leap of logic to justify the idea that magic is innate.