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I wouldn't say she was a poor magic student. But maybe magic for her was more about feeling powerful rather than utilizing it all the time.

I don't believe Jafar was aware of the Dark One. Or if Jafar was, he wouldn't have felt threatened since Rumple wasn't in the EF anymore, though I'm not sure Jafar knew that, either.