Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20141215234519/@comment-24674051-20150316132022

Also, I don't think Tinker Bell was even NOT considered a Fairy. She was a "fallen Fairy" when Blue stripped her wings, but she was still a fairy. So that way I read that interview is that Maleficent (at least in the OUaT realm) was never a fairy, but was always just a powerful sorceress.

The next time they get a chance to ask, they should ask if we will ever get to see the Black Fairy.