Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5106672-20141117061053/@comment-25602483-20141125202110

GothicNarcissus wrote: Now, the enchanted wood. From what the Blue Fairy said, the Enchanted Wood doesn't primarly serve the purpose of world-travelling, as one chuck of it was made into Pinocchio. Also, if it did, Rumple would have jumped in it instead of scheming for centuries. My theory about the wardrobe is that the wood was used to counteract the Dark Curse, so it turned into a portal as a consequence, and remained so, albeit dormant and needing the water from Lake Nostos to regain its magic, afterwards. This would fit also with the need of a magical compass to be pointed to the right world: without the treat of the Dark Curse, it was still a portal, but with no aim.

Back to topic now. It can travel to other world, pinochio travelled to LWM and Emma before the curse even touched it. and Rumple was not able to because he was trapped in the cell remember and even if he did, he didn't have the skill to fashion it into a wardrobe, as only Gepetto can do it, i mean if magic was possible to fashion it into instant wardrobe the fairies could have done it, hence, gepetto didn't have to take the spot for pinochio, and made the blue fairy lie.