Talk:List of Generic Uses of Magic/@comment-5679696-20170603162009/@comment-25926288-20170604122831

Yeah, an ability to catch arrows....which doesn't relate to protection spells. Plus, people can somewhat catch arrows in real life. All other protection spells clearly have a theme going on and stopping an arrow is more of an ability based on enhanced reflexes or telekinesis or something.

Protection spells are magical barriers, or magical protection of an individual that negates harm like when Regina stabbed Snow which didn't have Snow catch it mid-air, but simply acted as though it never happened, which isn't anything like using reflexes to catch arrows or stop thrown swords, etc.