Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26141843-20141226074956/@comment-1916997-20141229223100

Colette French wrote: We all know that it's "related to animal and the pelt she wears" and "it's dark" :3

So what do you think ? Most likely "magic" is that Cruella is a skinwalker. Basically, a shapeshifter that needs the animals pelt to shapeshift into them.