Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24846659-20140813193020/@comment-24936039-20141021023711

LemonFaust wrote: The Snow Queen was recruted by Rumple for to control Emma's powers and/or Henry's conception. It's possible that she is the person who find Henry for Mr. Gold who arrange his adoption by Regina

- It has been established in the Apprentice episode that she did NOT arrive to Storybrooke via dark curse.

- It has been established that she had past dealings with Emma (and Elsa) and Rumples (that have been (assuming) magically forgotten by Emma and Elsa).

- It has been established that Gold during the first curse (with memories of being Rumples suppressed) was able to arrange Regina's adoption of baby Henry even though Storybrooke does not exists to the outside world...

- It has been established that there are other ways to enter the Land without Magic (LWM) - via Magic Bean, Magic Wardrobe, silver slippers, Jolly Roger, etc. Auntie Vanilla most likely used a Magic Bean (use to be available before King George/Jack went to war with the Giants).

Seems that the wiki forum consensus is that Auntie Vanilla was either a social worker or one of the foster parents of young Emma in the LWM... and I suspect followed Emma to Storybrooke during the first curse (and kept a low profile until Elsa arrived). So I would not be surprised if she turned out to be an agent of Gold/Rumples.