Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26394456-20171122060155/@comment-25536775-20180113142858

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.