Theory on the "author" of the book

[Slurpeez]

I agree that an all-powerful magician who dictates everything is not fulfilling. I have a hunch that the book operates a bit like the book of records in Oz. Glinda said that the book contained prophesies but that the future could be changed. Rumple also said something similar. So I think there could be many things that book could’ve contained but that it recorded certain events based on what decisions people freely made.

[onceaholic]

Does anyone else wonder if the author and the Blue Fairy are in cahoots?

I mean, Blue Fairy always arrives with a solution or a half-solution at the last minute, and she tried to prevent Tink from helping Regina when she needed it the most. It is as if the Blue Fairy is helping the author make sure there are always problems for the heroes to solve, and villians for them to defeat, to keep the story going. It’s as if there is a reason why the story must keep going, you know, like some kind of power or energy created as a by-product of these events are being fed on directly by the author to make him more powerful?

 

I realise it is likely wishful thinking that the reason for the Blue Fairy’s general  uselessness is something larger (and evil BF theories have been going round for years), but I thought I would put this out there, with slightly different twist on it.

Keeper of Regina's bravery

[obisgirl]

It was a very popular theory back for awhile before this season that the Blue Fairy aka Sneaky Fairy was the author of the book. But I think she’s just a convenient plot device character.

[TheWatcher]

I 100% Blue either is the Author or knows who it is. Why?:
1– She and August had a talk. We know August most likely knows the author’s identity (he added stories to the book). Why else would he have reason to speak to Blue who SHOULD have had no memories and been an ordinary nun. Nah. Pinochio and Blue Fairy know eachother. I am telling you. Something fishy is amidst.
2–Her line to Snow about Emma’s story “Revealing itself to her” during the flashback scene in season 3. Snow even questioned what that meant and Blue just gave her some shady vague answer. Yeah, no, I don’t buy she is completely useless. She knows something.

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[onceaholic]

I 100% Blue either is the Author or knows who it is. Why?: 1– She and August had a talk. We know August most likely knows the author’s identity (he added stories to the book). Why else would he have reason to speak to Blue who SHOULD have had no memories and been an ordinary nun. Nah. Pinochio and Blue Fairy know eachother. I am telling you. Something fishy is amidst. 2–Her line to Snow about Emma’s story “Revealing itself to her” during the flashback scene in season 3. Snow even questioned what that meant and Blue just gave her some shady vague answer. Yeah, no, I don’t buy she is completely useless. She knows something.

Good points. Thing is, I think (can’t be sure) season 1 finale showed the broken curse washing over BF and her getting her memories back, so I am bit confused.

Did they say that Pinocchio was coming back in 4b? can’t remember. If so, hopefully we will get more answers pertaining to his relationship to the BF etc.

Actually, I have just remembered what Rumple said: that like energy, magic cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change its form, so I don’t think the author or the blue fairy could be feeding off new magic or energy, but they need it in a particular form? Or there is another reason why the stories must keep going…maybe just to continue their own existence, like the NeverEnding story.

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[onceaholic]

Another idea: maybe the BF or the Author need Emma’s magic? They need that particular brand of magic or ability that can tap into Earth’s forgotten magic (or maybe she is the exception to the rule and she can generate magic out of nothing?).

Maybe BF didn’t help Regina, because if Regina hadn’t have chased Snow all over the EF , SW wouldn’t have met charming and there would be no Emma. Also, all the obstacles are needed to make Emma and her magic/abilities stronger?

Can’t think how this would fit in with Rumple creating Emma’s magic (or did he?)

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[onceaholic]

Whacky idea 3:

I have been thinking about why the Book appeared to Snow White in both dark curses. The first time it appeared was probably so that she could give it to Henry. The second time it appeared could be because the second dark curse is doing things the same way as the first one.

But what if it is not because of this? What if there is another reason?

What if Snow White has been marked out by the sorcerer to give everyone hope, comes from his/her lineage, or is the next sorcerer (knowingly or unknowingly?). What if alternate pages of the book appear to people that Snow White gives hope to (Regina and RH?). What if Snow White provides hope of a HE, whereas her daughter Emma, provides the HE? If it is a lineage thing, then perhaps Emma is the current sorcerer (rather than SW, seeing as she doesn’t seem to have been born out of true love), and Henry would be the next one (as other’s have suggested?).

And maybe, SW kept Regina from her HE and pushed her further towards her BPD/darkness in other ways (accidentally or on purpose kept her away from RH to make sure she had a mother), not just by blabbing to Cora about Daniel, and by begin a constant reminder of that day. In other words, maybe she didn’t provide hope to Regina, perhaps the opposite.

I feel a fanfic coming on lol.

 

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[Slurpeez]

I 100% Blue either is the Author or knows who it is. Why?:
1– She and August had a talk. We know August most likely knows the author’s identity (he added stories to the book). Why else would he have reason to speak to Blue who SHOULD have had no memories and been an ordinary nun. Nah. Pinochio and Blue Fairy know each other. I am telling you. Something fishy is amidst.
2–Her line to Snow about Emma’s story “Revealing itself to her” during the flashback scene in season 3. Snow even questioned what that meant and Blue just gave her some shady vague answer. Yeah, no, I don’t buy she is completely useless. She knows something.

I totally agree with this line of thinking. I’ve always been on Team Sneaky Fairy, and I’ve always suspected since S1 that the Blue Fairy wrote the book or knows who did. I won’t stop suspecting her until it’s shown conclusively that she wasn’t in on it and/or the series ends entirely. Also, based on something @TheWatcher pointed out in another thread, I now think the Author and the Sorcerer are two different people, based on the wording of that recent interview that A&E gave in Dec. 2014:

EW: Are you definitively saying that the Sorcerer is the storybook Author?
ADAM HOROWITZ: We are not definitively saying anything other than you will know who the author is pretty soon after we return.
Have you cast the Sorcerer? Is this a character we’ll be seeing?
HOROWITZ: The character of the Sorcerer we have not cast. The Sorcerer and/or Author will be met within the second half of the season.
http://www.ew.com/article/2014/12/15/once-upon-time-season4-spoilers-queens-darkness

It wounds like we’re going to find out very early on in S4b who the Author is. Maybe Blue will be revealed as the Author, seeing how she’s stuck in the hat and will likely be released soon, perhaps as early as 4×12 based on that episode synopsis. It sounds like at the time of the interview was given (tail end of S4a), the sorcerer had yet to be cast. That would mean the Author is potentially not the same person as the Sorcerer, seeing how we’re supposed to learn the Author’s identity early on. I don’t think we’re going to find out who the sorcerer (or sorceress) is until the end of the season.

Did they say that Pinocchio was coming back in 4b? can’t remember. If so, hopefully we will get more answers pertaining to his relationship to the BF etc.

Yes, Eion Bailey is set to return as August and Jakob Davies as Pinocchio in S4b, and I’m thinking more and more that August knew the Author, and that the Author will turn out to be the Blue Fairy. Why? Well, in part based on the events of S1 and S2. And also, why else would August reappear suddenly in S4b unless he’s connected to the Author? We already know August knows Blue quite well. If the Blue Fairy is the Author, think that could be why, in part, the Blue Fairy de-aged him back to Pinocchio and took away his adult memories. I don’t think Blue Fairy wanted the gang to know she was the Author, or that she’d known in advance about the dark curse, or that she may have even set into motion the events of S1 by giving the bean to Baelfire. August said “a little fairy” had told him about Rumple’s son. #ForeverTeamSneakyFairy

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[PriceofMagic]

If Blue is the author then both Regina’s and Rumple’s mission to get the author to give them a happy ending is screwed. Rumple hates fairies and just hatted them, Blue really doesn’t like Rumple because he’s the dark one plus add the hatting to the list. Blue wouldn’t let Tinkerbell help Regina BEFORE she went all evil Queen, no way she’s going to help Regina after everything that has happened.

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[obisgirl]

If Blue turns out to be the author of the book, then the entire ‘finding the author of the book’ is a total bust.

I think that peddlar guy is most likely the author. But the twist might be that he simply records choices that the characters makes and he has no control over the direction of the story. That would be awesome.

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