Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-5118208-20141108143108/@comment-4839682-20141108205331

I really doubt that True Love is just loving someone at the same time they love you.

I also don't think everyone who has magic chooses to tap into it. It's my personal theory that:


 * Rumple has magic because he's the Dark One, and would not otherwise.
 * Emma has magic because she is the product of True Love. I do not believe this ability is passed down.
 * The others with magic we have seen in both shows have innate ability. Some are taught to wield it better. We don't have to see someone's parents have it too for it be some kind of inherited thing.

It's also possible that (almost) everyone from the Enchanted Forest has magic. Some might not even know it, or it might be difficult to use/learn.