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ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Toma Cre wrote: If the portals were closed because the curse was undone, maybe they opened up again when Snow re-cast it. Of course, that still leaves the question of how did Hook find a portal since they are still quite rare; but at least he had a lot more options than the Curse (my guess is that Glinda helped him). Agreed.... Hook probably left the Enchanted Forest, after Snow White's curse was enacted.

Since Ariel and Prince Eric were never sent to Storybrooke, there must have been a part of the Enchanted Forest that was protected again. Who is powerful enough to cast a protective shield, and why was Hook (without his crew) in that part of the Enchanted Forest? My guess is, that OUaT is saving this storyline for Season 4..... so, I would rule Glinda out.

Ariel and Eric are on Hangman's Island, far away from the EF