Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5106672-20141117061053/@comment-1916997-20141118235936

Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: SenatorSilver wrote: Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: Magic works in the LWM, you just have to bring it over. Like when Regina brought over her hearts and the apple. The Curse is what stripped everyone's magic away, not our world. Since Ingrid didn't come over with the Curse, her magic stayed intact. She could've messed with Emma's memories AT ANY ONE POINT.

Hmm... no magic doesn't work in our world! Rumple lost his magic when he crossed the town line and they brought Pan outside of Storybrooke because they knew he would lose his magic (even if in the end he was actually Henry)

Bu now there is the issue of the Dragon... That can easily be explained due to the Curse and Storybrooke, respectively. Since Rumple had his powers taken away by the Curse and restored by his own intervention, the Curse kicks in when he's outside of Storybrooke, which is why he needs to wear the scarf or the Curse will wipe his memories. And I have no explanation for Pan. My best bet is that they ASSUMED he'd be powerless outside of Storybrooke, which would be a false assumption if Ingrid and the portal are any indication. They're lucky it WAS Henry, because Pan would've blown them away.

We've seen magic works in the LWM with the Dragon, the wardrobe tree, Ingrid, etc. It just needs to be brought over in a non-Curse related way. And some magic worked even when the town was under the curse. Regina was able to control Graham via a magic heart, and also kill him by crushing it. So I think that whole "magic doesn't work in LWM" is a bit of a plot device they use and don't use when they choose.