Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26116863-20160411030312/@comment-26116863-20160411033240

Yes, although on this show none of the characters are completely good or bad. All seem to be capable of both. I think Rumple's "point of view" thing makes sense to a point. But there is a big difference between using magic to open a locker and using it to kill someone.

Belle did seem to be objecting to what Rumple wanted to do with the magic, which was probably harming someone. He complained that you can't use light magic for anything serious, because he seems to believe that the only way to solve a problem is through force. That does betray his still questionable moral compass.

So maybe the individual spells are catagorized as dark or light by how much potential for harm they have. If it's a spell for flat out killing someone, then it's dark. If it's a spell for making a perfect cup of tea, it's light. But then there's the question of spells which could result in harm or good, depending on how they're used. Maybe that's "gray" magic.