Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-4075031-20131118150438/@comment-6175354-20131119174529

DarKingdomHearts wrote:

Who is Barrie? J.M. Barrie.... the author and playwrite, of the original Peter Pan story.

Emma stated several times, that the story is incredibly famous in the OUaT universe. Hook was shocked to discover, that he was villain in the story. However, Henry was aware that J.M. Barrie's story is a lie. He knew Peter Pan was the real villain of the story, and that Neverland was hellish nightmare.

Hence, why Henry giving Peter Pan his heart was stupid, and egotistical. He was only with Pan, for less than a week. Henry's faith in his family, could not have been shattered that much. Pan played on Henry's ego, and hero complex, from the start.