Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25125349-20141118035735

And how the hat got there? When Rumple and Belle found it there was distinct mentioning along the lines of "it must have come over witht the curse" and the hat just happens to be there?

As of right now in Smash the Mirror the hat is back in the hands of the Apprentice at least (if not more see time travel topic for more on this discussion) a year before the first curse.

Is it the Sorcerer's House? If so where in the world is he? The Apprentice looks very surprised when Rumple shows up with it. So I take it he didn't assume it was in Storybrooke, as assuming he's still on good terms with the Sorcerer shouldn't he be protecting it?

I've also pondered if this hat is more a set up for the Dark One? if the Sorcerer's hat can seperate the dark one from his dagger, the sorcerer's power probably overpowers the dark one in general. So perhaps this is all some kind of ploy that's going to blow up right in Rumple's face? 