Re: IS THERE MAGIC IN STORYBROOK???

[Slurpeez]

I’m inclined to think there still is magic in Storybrooke, some of which was triggered upon Emma’s arrival in town. There are a lot of things to suggest this: the way the tower clock hands started moving when Emma decided to stay, the way an earthquake occurred at the exact same moment Emma put on her deputy badge to reveal Snow White’s glass coffin, the way David woke up when Mary Margret read him Henry’s book of fairy-tales, the way David’s mind was infiltrated with false memories when he looked at the wind mill in Mr. Gold’s shop, how Sheriff Graham remembered his true identity upon kissing Emma, the way Regina’s collection of hearts controls people like Sherif Graham and possibly Sidney, the way the compass started working when Hansel and Gretel were reunited with their father in Storybrooke, the way the wishing well may or may not have restored the pages that had been lost to Henry’s book. Granted, there may be a “natural” explanation for all of these events, as “Miss Skeptic” (a.k.a. Emma) would like to think, saying, “Magic…that’s asking a lot to believe on faith.” Yet, as August W. Booth said in episode 13, “If you need evidence for everything, Emma, you’re going to find yourself stuck in one place for a long time.” My prediction is that Emma, upon drinking the water, will have her belief in magic, which was lost to her when she was transported to our world, slowly restored to her. Once she believes, she’ll begin to play a more direct role in recovering the town’s magic.