Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24846659-20140813193020/@comment-26179634-20141027075709

Andrew.scott.503 wrote: Daveyelmer wrote: DZAV21 wrote: I wonder if Rumple sent her to keep an eye on Em? I'm not sure why he would, especially since he was caught in and affected by the Curse just like everyone else whose name wasn't Regina or who wasn't being protected by Cora's shielding spell.

We'll see, though.

As for the Snow Queen being Teen Emma's foster mom... I suspect Rumples (before the first dark curse and being it's author) manipulated the first Dark Curse to allow Auntie Vanilla to be swept into the LWM by in 1983 (maybe with false memories as well?) and be deposited somewhere OUTSIDE of Story Brooke with a mission to keep track of Emma. And what better way then being her Foster mom?

I suspected that the Snow Queen followed Emma into Storybrooke in Season 1 and set up shop. It is also possible that Gold\Rumples was able to let her into town (contacting her to come into Story Brooke) which would explain Regina not noticing another magic user present during season 1 (and 2 and 3). The issue that needs to be explained is HOW... there was no magic (other then the dark curse and what Regina brought with her) in operation at this point (remember, magic was not generally available until the last episode of season 1 when Gold/Rumples added magic to the wishing well). Maybe Ingrid brough a couple of rock trolls with her to the LWM.