The Sorcerer's Scroll, also known as the Snow Queen's Scroll or the Apprentice's Scroll, is a magical item featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It first appears in the sixth episode of the fourth season.
History
As a fair trade, Ingrid promises to return the sorcerer's hat to the Apprentice if he finds her a magical sister, who she wishes to include in her family along with Elsa. However, when Elsa ends up trapped within the urn, Ingrid's only chance to free her is by giving the hat to Rumplestiltskin.
At least one year later, Ingrid goes through with it but the Apprentice reappears to inform her that the Sorcerer has agreed to her prior request since he desires to repossess the hat. After returning the hat, Ingrid is given a scroll to locate the magical sister, who hasn't been born yet, in due time. The apprentice then creates a magic door, which she steps through and arrives to the Land Without Magic in Boston during the year 1982. ("Smash the Mirror")
While wandering the streets of this unknown realm, Ingrid comes across a psychic, Madame Faustina, and asks her about the sister she is searching for. Madame Faustina lies, stating the girl's name will be Susan, but after Ingrid checks the scroll, she discovers her name will be Emma Swan. Upset at the seer's trickery, she storms out of the store while shouting about how the scroll revealed Emma will arrive to Storybrooke in the future. ("Shattered Sight")Emma, after discovering Ingrid is her old foster mother, searches for clues about her presence in town. Deliberately, Ingrid plants her ice cream truck in the woods, where she leaves the prophetic scroll inside the vehicle. Once Emma finds it, she is unable to read the ancient text and brings it with her to the sheriff's office. Later, Elsa deciphers the scroll, which speaks about Emma becoming one of Ingrid's sisters. ("Family Business")
Six weeks after Ingrid sacrifices her life to stop the spell of shattered sight, the scroll is left behind in Storybrooke. Threatened with the Chernabog, Emma and Regina receive knowledge from Cruella De Vil and Ursula about the beast's attributes. The two women desire passage into town, insisting they have changed from their bad ways, so Regina agrees to consider it if the creature can be killed. Recalling the scroll's power, Emma grabs it before she and Regina deal with the Chernabog by forcing the demon across the town line, where it ceases to exist. Wary of Cruella and Ursula, David and Mary Margaret insist the strangers are evil and shouldn't be allowed in. Regina argues that Cruella and Ursula deserve second chances as much as she herself has. Agreeing with this opinion, Emma hands the scroll to Regina, who throws it across the town barrier. Cruella picks it up, getting into her car with Ursula, and unrolls it to reveal Storybrooke's entrance. After gaining town access, Cruella and Ursula return to the border at night, tossing the scroll to Mr. Gold on the other side, as he uses it to enter town. ("Darkness on the Edge of Town")
With plans of searching for Maleficent's daughter Lily, Emma leaves Storybrooke with Regina, who also has business outside of town. Before going, Emma takes the sorcerer's scroll so reentering town won't be a problem. Reaching a dead end in Massachusetts, they then end up with a flat tire on the road. When Emma finds Lily, the woman insists she has moved on with life. Not believing her, Emma procures Lily's address and searches her house with Regina. Unexpectedly, Lily steals Emma's car, where the scroll has been left inside. After stealing another car, Emma and Regina force her into stopping. ("Lily")Trivia
On-Screen Notes
- The scroll is written in Elder Futhark runes.[1] It says:[2]
I have travelled the
world near and far
My search knows no
bounds
My obsession will
not leave me
My search will
continue to the ends
of the earth
One thing I know
for sure
The name of the
savior is Emma
The savior shall be
my sister
The family must be
complete
("Family Business," "Darkness on the Edge of Town")
Appearances
Once Upon a Time: Season Four | ||||||||||
"A Tale of Two Sisters": |
"White Out": |
"Rocky Road": |
"The Apprentice": |
"Breaking Glass": |
"Family Business": | "The Snow Queen": |
"Smash the Mirror": |
"Fall": | "Shattered Sight": |
"Heroes and Villains": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Appears | Absent | Appears | Absent |
"Darkness on the Edge of Town": |
"Unforgiven": | "Enter the Dragon": | "Poor Unfortunate Soul": |
"Best Laid Plans": | "Heart of Gold": | "Sympathy for the De Vil": |
"Lily": | "Mother": | "Operation Mongoose Part 1": |
"Operation Mongoose Part 2": |
Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent |
References
- ↑ File:406ScrollBottom.png
File:406ScrollTop.png - ↑ Panya (October 11, 2014; updated on December 12, 2014). Some Runes Used in "Once Upon A Time" Season 4 (WordPress). Panya's Blog: Linguistic Aspects.