Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-4877635-20150304180627/@comment-25926288-20150424185951

Hmcooper4 wrote: Oh, didn't you know... Maleficent is Cora's aunt on her mother's side. Xp We all know how they like to have everybody related, and they really have not done that yet this year. (totally sarcastic, btw)

On a more serious note, seeing how Cora came by Mal's spell book is probably not germane to the overall plot. It may or may not come into play in the future, but I would anticipate that this will be unexplained for now. (which is OK. They don't have to explain every little detail, as long as the detail makes reasonable sense, which Cora having Maleficent's spell book does sorta fall under.) Agreed. They only need at most a casual mention. I mean maybe Maleficent was just sending out copies to every sorceress in the land called "Woman Empowered" or something and Cora, just so happened to get the special edition. I rather they explain Cora and Henry's movement to Leopold's lands and maybe a little William and Daniel action (not that kind of action!).