Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25375217-20170504033027

Okay so I completely forgot about this until I rewatched it, but there's a very important something that no one (that I know of) has pointed out in the opening scenes of 619: Fiona is implied to have magic long before she became a fairy.

While she's giving birth to Rumple, the candles are extinguished and then relit a few seconds later. It appears to be intended to mirror Emma giving birth to Henry - Emma's electricity-based Savior magic causes the lights to flicker. Dark Magic is generally fire-based (well, at the very least, Regina and Zelena are known for hurling fireballs), so it would seem that Fiona had some form of Dark Magic before she became the Black Fairy.

Of course, it's not necessarily her. Theoretically, Malcolm or the midwife could have been demonstrating magic, but I doubt that. It could be Baby Rumple since it happens just as he's born, but nothing of the sort happened when Snow gave birth to Emma, so it wouldn't make sense since it isn't consistent with our only other on-screen Savior birth. It could be Tiger Lily and Blue as they get nearer, but we've never seen fairies turn out the lights, either. I think the most logical answer is Fiona.

Furthermore, this could serve to answer many questions about Fiona's expertise in Dark Magic when she spent so little time as a fairy prior to banishment - she seems to have had some training. Alternatively, it could be like Emma, where she had inherent powers that she never knew about and only used them accidentally. Although Malcolm seems unsurprised about it, none of the doctors seemed surprised about the lights flickering during Henry's birth, either, so it's possible people just really don't pay any attention to lights flickering during births. If Fiona's magic was unknown, her power could be similar to Zelena's - it appears that those born with magic (like Emma, Zelena, and Aladdin) are always more powerful than those who learn it (like Regina, Cora, and Ana).

What do you think? Is this a sign that Fiona had magic prior to her fairification? Is it a coincidence? Or is there another explanation? Lemme know. 