Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1962215-20140316231135/@comment-9232373-20140416183427

Baelfire24 wrote: Why does everyone think that Zelena's father must know how to use magic, Emma has a lot of magic because she is the product of true love and neither Snow or Charming now a thing about magic, so I think that because Cora did have magic inside of her, then there is nothing weird about Zelena being so strong if her dad was actually Cora's true love.

I guess because of the raw level of power Zelena has. As a helpless baby she could bend and break that tree. When Zelena was born, Cora had the potential for magic in her, but at that point hadn't met Rumple or had any training yet. Zelena's dad doesn't *have* to be a magician, but she has a raw level of power unmatched, so it's not a misfounded call to say both her parents were high in magic potential.