It would be total chaos! The wild west with magic–people zapping each other on every street corner. Emma would have to recruit mom and dad as deputies. When you consider what possessing magic did to Rumple, Regina, even the BF, it would be far worse on people who didn’t grow up in a world of magic. Egad! Rumple and Regina would have to team up to take control of the citizenry.
EXACTLY. We’re not used to having magic-it would be total chaos! But at the same time, we don’t know how magic would work in SB, much less the rest of the world. It could take a subtle form like Emma’s true love’s kiss, or her wishing on her birthday candle, to a more exaggerated form, like waving a wand and making thunder strike, or raising an army of zombies.
I just hope they keep it simple and contain magic to SB.