Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171216015812/@comment-25926288-20171218184852

8Rob wrote:Yeah, but without Herny/Regina in NEF, there would be no curse. I meant they should have left after Gothel and the coven freed Drizella And you can use magic to protect yourself from the curse anyway

The first Dark Curse had to take Hook to the LWM, but he was able to protect himself with Cora's spell (2x09) Careful as you are using knowledge that the characters did not know.

1. Regina and Henry didn't know that they were going to be used to help cast the curse. They didn't know anything except that Drizella made a threat and Gothel and the coven are powerful witches.

2. That requires preparation. Cora knew about the dark curse for a while and could prepare accordingly. Drizella was freed and casted the curse within a few days.