Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24674051-20160216053257/@comment-25926288-20160216182823

CoolDudeAl wrote: Eskaver wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: I get where people are coming from with taught, but I still think you need to have the potential to do magic in you, even before you are taught. And I don't think everyone naturally has that potential. Obviously, anyone can get powers from an extrenal source, but that falls under blessed/cursed. So really to me it boils down to internal magic (so what people are counting as born and taught) or external magic (so what people are counting as cursed and blessed) as the two catigories. And I would disagree and agree. The show has introduced two different ideas, so I would have to take the most recent one above all else.

Season 2: Regina was willing to teach Henry magic.

Season 4: Regina says Henry is normal and has no magic.

So, either he and everyone else has the capacity or it's not. They make it abundantly clear that those born with magic show their powers in duress, whereas Cora, Regina, Jafar, and Ana had never shown any magic prior to being taught. So maybe it's more like everyone can technically do magic, but certain people are much more better at it naturally, just like everyone can technically learn to play the piano, but certain people are much more better at it naturally. So basically it is like a talent, even though it is possible for anyone to do. The people with the most natural talent for magic, almost do it automatically. Makes sense, right? Right, but more like,

Born: Natural talent that can be honed and there's something special about them.

Taught: Trained from little to mediocre talent with nothing special about them.

All in all, it depends on where the show takes magic. Regina, no matter how hard can't do ice magic or light magic (presumably was only a one time thing). And on the contrary, Ingrid and Emma can do every single thing Regina can do, plus their respective affinity.