Does Every Magic User in Ouat have Innate Magic?
I think magic in Once Upon a time can either be innate, gifted or taught. I've always headcanoned that Zelena inherited her magic and risk of turning green from her biological father's side. And at the same time, Regina offered to teach Henry magic in 2x02. I don't think Emma or Rumple's brand of magic is inheritable as Rumple was cursed and Emma has magic because she is the project of true love. Unless Regina suspected that Emma and Henry's father were true loves, she must have been aware that magic can be taught to just about anyone.
It seems that those with innate magic are generally more powerful. Zelena, Elsa, Ingrid and Anastasia Tremaine are considered to be very powerful, for example. And Alice Jone's wish magic and ability to create life from nothing have potentially limitless possibilities. The exceptions to this rule, according to dialogue within the show are Rumple, Pan and Merlin, all of which were either gifted or cursed as opposed to being taught.
One day my lifelong superpower-obsessed self is gonna make that series of posts analysing each character's abilities and ranking them, darn it!
