Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4519633-20141022032431/@comment-25536775-20161012160447

Hmcooper4 wrote: I think that, as far as Henry goes, they set his character position with the UW arc. He rejected Cruella and chose to use his author powers to attempt to recreate the Hades Story as it was. He also used his powers to help the denizens of the UW to determine what was preventing them from moving on, going so far as to leave the set of stories in the library.

The only departure from that list of good deeds was his use of the pen to obtain the Olympian Crystal from Gold, and given how that turned out, that may finish any thoughts of straying from the straight and narrow (though time will tell). However, his insights as the Author (in addition to having the heart of the truest believer) will come in handy in helping resolve the new stories (something that we saw a little of in "The Other Shoe").

Bringing all of this back into the topic, Henry is powerful, there is no doubt. His power is not the "Quick-Draw" kind like Emma, Regina, Zelena, Gold, etc. Which prevents him from being extremely useful in an all out wizard's war. But The author's ability to bend reality can't be overlooked, and should give Henry a position somewhere in the middle of the list. The problem with that is that Henry's Author powers are a specific magical skill, inherently different from spellcasting, so it's hard to draw a comparison. Henry IS powerful, but at which position in a list? Is he more powerful than the D.O.? We know the Sorcerer could contain him. That's the problem with introducing Authoring in a Spellcasting list