Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25345262-20150308171226/@comment-24674051-20150328211133

Obviously, Emma has some magic in the LWM. and the magic Cloak that Gold made in order to retains his memories when they went in search of Bae did not lose it's effectiveness just because it is in the LWM. Also, Walsh maintained his human form while he was in NYC for 8 MONTHS. which was probably also Zelena's doing, btw.

I think what it is is taht the LWM just has very little magic. It is extremely rare, and only those most powerful sorcerers and sorcereresses can tap into the little bit that is available.