Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-5118208-20141108143108/@comment-25602483-20141124220439

I have a theory about his magic being learned.

According to rumple, Magic cannot be destroyed, only changes its form. This is like the theory of Energy, Energy cannot be created nor destroyed. In a sense Magic is actually everywhere unless there are walls that blocks it from leaking into another world. So if it's everywhere, people basically just learn how to harness magic around them and manipulate it to do their bidding, so manipulate it to form fireballs, or manipulate magic in order to choke someone. The smoke in season one was magic leaking from the well, via the love magic bottled and water which restores its properties and was leaked throughout storybrooke via smoke, but the protection spell around the town keeps it from leaking out of Storybrooke and into the neighbouring towns, which explains why they can't use magic outside storybrooke, because it is entrapped inside the town, hence, they can only manipulate and use magic within the perimeters of the town. So my point is people learn how to manipulate magic, ergo, anyone can use magic if they wishes to learn how to, some maybe more adept than others.