Snow White

"I will find you! I will always find you..."

Snow White is one of the main characters of Once Upon a Time, as well as the series' leading fairytale character. A disgraced princess posing as the target for her evil stepmother's plans for revenge, Snow White, a courageous, skilled adventurer, meets the seven dwarves and falls for Prince Charming, with whom she has a daughter. However, the Queen's evil curse traps her in Storybrooke, Maine, where Snow White lives as Mary Margaret Blanchard, a sweet and earnest elementary school teacher, until the curse is finally lifted and both personalities merge in a single person.

Before the Curse
"You... you found me..."

Snow White and her mother, Queen Eva, are overseeing final preparations for Snow's royal birthday party when her mother wants to show her the special present she will be giving her on the day - a tiara. When Eva goes to show it to Snow, they find Johanna, the maid, trying it on, causing Snow to scold her. However, Eva reminds Snow that she raised her better than that, saying that she's not better than anyone just because she's royal. Soon, Eva collapses in a coughing fit and is taken to bed where a royal doctor diagnosis that she is dying. In fear of Eva's life coming to an end, Johanna tells Snow that if she wishes upon the blue star, she shall be met by a fairy who will grant her a wish, so long that her heart is true. That night, Snow goes out into the woods and is met by the Blue Fairy, who tells the girl that cheating death is something beyond good magic. Snow begs for a solution and the Blue Fairy gives her a candle, one of dark magic, and asks her to keep it a secret. Snow agrees and Blue explain that once the candle is lit, a life will be taken in exchange for Snow's mother. Not being able to take anyone's life, Snow apologizes to her mother for not saving her life, however, Eva tells her daughter that she is proud as she did the right thing. Snow later attends Eva's funeral and stays longer than anyone else, when she is taken out by Johanna, it is revealed that when the Blue Fairy gave Snow the candle, it was in fact Cora, a dark sorceress, in disguise, and it was also her who poisoned Eva, leading to her death.

Snow White is riding on an uncontrollable horse and screaming as it runs across fields with her on its back, however, she is soon rescued by Regina, they introduce themselves to one another. Later, Regina is proposed to by Snow's father, King Leopold, for saving his little girl after the tragic loss of Snow's mother. Regina is forced into accepting the proposal by her mother, despite her not wanting to go. Snow White sees Regina kissing a stable boy, Daniel, later that night and runs away crying, not understanding since Regina is supposed to be engaged to her father. Regina explains her love for Daniel and tells Snow to keep it a secret, which the young girl obliges to. However, Snow is tricked by Cora, Regina's mother, into revealing everything about Daniel and Regina, meaning that later that night, Cora kills Daniel. The next day, Snow sees Regina in her wedding dress and assumes it is for Daniel, Regina says that it is for her father before explaining in a lie to a confused Snow that Daniel ran away, after learning that Snow revealed everything to Cora. This makes Regina extremely vengeful towards Snow White.

Regina is sat in her castle brushing a young Snow White's hair. When she looks at her hair, she tells Regina it looks beautiful, however, Regina tells her that it is her who looks beautiful, blushing Snow. She looks into a nearby jewelry box and takes out a necklace. When she asks what it is, Regina is clearly disturbed, explaining it's hers. Snow tells her it's pretty and then puts it around her neck, asking where she got it. She explains that Daniel gave it to her. Snow recognizes him as the stable boy who left her. Regina explains he didn't leave her. This statement shocks Snow, so she asks what she means. Regina tells her that he was killed, horrifying her. Regina angrily tells Snow that he was killed because she couldn't keep a secret from her mother. Snow White is frozen with fear and then tries to explain herself, saying Cora was going to help her. Regina growls that her mother corrupts young souls. She then pulls the necklace Snow is wearing tight against her neck and it behind to choke her. Snow tries to pull it away to get a breath as Regina says none of this would have happened if she were stronger. Snow then takes a final breath and falls back, dead. Regina suddenly snaps out of that dream and returns to reality, when Snow asks where she got the necklace. However, this time, a clearly traumatized Regina tells her she doesn't remember.

King Leopold makes an announcement regarding Snow, saying, in front of everyone, that after her mother's passing, she has taken over as the fairest in all the land, which makes Regina jealous. Regina pretends to fall in love with the Genie of Agrabah, after the king offers him a stay after freeing him, when he calls her the fairest of them all. When the king reads that Regina loves another, he is furious and locks her away. Regina asks the genie for a rare snake which he delivers, she plans to kill herself but the plan changes to the genie killing the king so that they can be together. The snakes bite King Leopold who dies in his bed, the genie is turned into a magic mirror when he wishes to be by Regina's side forever after having been set up by her as she merely needed him to kill the king for her. Snow has lost her father.

Regina and Snow White mourn the passing of King Leopold, but once Snow is gone, Regina refers to her Magic Mirror and still wants Snow dead for what happened years ago. Magic Mirror suggests she find someone with no heart to kill her, such as the Huntsman. Regina finds the Huntsman and tells him to take Snow White to the forest, kill her, and bring back her heart. Snow can tell almost immediately that the Huntsman is her executioner as he wears too much armor and did not offer condolences on the king's death, she therefore hits him around the head with a log and runs away, however, she realizes that the Huntsman will almost definitely find her and so she stops. He does, and before death, Snow writes a letter to the Evil Queen which the Huntsman reads and spares her her life, leaving her on the run. The Huntsman presents a stag's heart as Snow's to Regina which she can tell, she then rips out his heart and keeps it to control him with. Another thing fueling Regina's rage was the apologetic letter from Snow that she read.

Snow White appears in the chicken coop of Red Riding Hood and her grandmother. She needs to give a fake name and after "Frosty" does not suffice, she settles for Mary so that Red has something to call her. Snow stays with Red and her Grandma and the entire village is worried about the Big Bad Wolf which has been plaguing them. Red decides to be a hero and to kill the wolf in its slumber, her and Snow go to track it down and come across its rather large foot prints in the snow, noting how big just a single one of its strides are. The girls soon decipher that the wolf is also man and believe it to be Peter, Red's admirer. Worried that this is true, Red explains the situation to Peter who offers to be tied up as long as Red stays with him. Granny finds Snow White in Red's bed and becomes worried, she explains that Red is the wolf, and that she never told her to protect her. By the time they get to Red and Peter, Red has already eaten him and, because of the chains, he could not escape. Snow throws the red cloak over the wolf, transforming it back into Red. Red and Snow barely escape from the villagers.

Snow White is running through the forest with best friend, Red Riding Hood, from Queen Regina's soldiers, they are almost caught multiple times but still manage to escape, however, they escape with a casualty: Red's cloak. Red becomes worried as her cloak has a tear and she fears she may become the wolf and attack Snow, Snow tries to reassure her that that won;t happen but Red refuses to take any chances, saying she'll find another neck of the woods to sleep in, Snow agrees, saying that they'll meet by the lake the next day and try and find a nice cabin to stay in. Snow cannot find Red the next day and tracks her wolf-prints through the forest to find she is staying underground with werewolves, one of whom is her mother, Anita. Red asks to live with them from now on and Snow agrees, after having nearly been attacked by them. However, Regina's men soon burst in, having followed Snow, but are soon killed by the wolves, however, a stray arrow hits Quinn, Red's new friend, in the chest, he dies. Anita blames Snow for this tragedy and, against Red's will, has her tied up to be the feast of the night. Later, as Anita's wolf form is advancing on a captive Snow, ready to eat her, Red tackles her mother as a wolf and the two fight it out, Anita soon takes an arrow to the heart herself and a free Snow drapes the hood over Red, meaning she becomes human again. Snow and Red mourn the loss of Anita, whose death was an accident, and Red makes it clear that Snow is her new family.

Snow White robs the carriage of Prince Charming and Princess Abigail, taking Charming's mother's ring as she does so. Snow sells it to some trolls but is later captured in a net by Charming, he eventually lets her down and wants his ring back for his fiancee, which she does not agree with due to it being an arranged marriage, however, she has already sold it to the trolls. He recognizes her from the wanted posters, however, when a group of the Evil Queen's soldiers attack her, Charming defeats them, saving her. Due to this, Snow owes him a trip down to the Troll Bridge to get back his ring. When they arrive, the trolls refuse to give the ring back for money and the whole scene escalates into a sword fight. Snow manages to escape by herself but looks back at Charming being overpowered by trolls, she then returns and uses her dark fairy dust (which she was saving for Regina) to defeat the trolls, rescuing Charming and saving the ring. Charming tells her that his name is James, he then takes the ring and returns to his fiancee. This saddens Snow.

Snow White feels awful not being able to be with Charming and so pursues Rumplestiltskin to give her a potion to cure her of love. When she meets Rumple, he tells gives her a potion that will wipe her mind completely of her prince. Snow believes this to be a bit extreme but takes the potion in exchange for some of her hair. Charming sends a letter to Snow White via dove telling her to come to his wedding so that he may be with her. Upon entering the palace, Snow gets caught and thrown into the dungeons where she meets Grumpy and Stealthy, dwarfs. Stealthy gets them out of their cells but he ends up being killed and Grumpy ends up being recaptured. Snow White reveals her identity to free him and is taken to King George. He tells Snow that if she does not tell his son that she does not love him, he will kill him, as he wants to gain power by pawning him off to Princess Abigail. Snow tells Charming what he doesn't want to hear and returns to the forest, she then drinks Rumple's potion, purging him of her memory completely. She goes to live with the, now seven, dwarfs.

Charming does not want to marry Princess Abigail as he does not love her, he decides to run away on his wedding day to find Snow White. The king's guards begin to search for him but he is found by Abigail herself who reveals that she does not want to marry him either, she offers to help him find Snow White if he helps her recover Frederick, her ex-fiancee who was accidentally turned to gold by her father. Charming agrees and searches for a particular lake with magical properties to collect its water to pour over Frederick. He meets the siren who tries to seduce him but he denies her, she then takes the form of Snow White and begins to kiss Charming. He does not seem to fight it and she pulls him down underwater, however, whilst kissing her, Charming stabs her and her blood is seen floating away as she sinks to the depths, dead. Charming pours the water over Frederick and revives him meaning that Abigail can have true love. Charming visits Red Riding Hood who reveals that Snow loves him.

Snow White is living with the seven dwarfs but she is angry all the time due to the potion she received which subtracted her love for anything. She believes that it is down to her hatred for the Evil Queen and decides that she has to kill her. The dwarfs convince Snow to go to Rumplestiltskin to get him to undo the potion and Prince Charming finds out and follows her. Rumple tells her that the porion cannot be undone and goes onto say that true love is the most powerful magic, the one thing that he was never able to bottle, gesturing the empty space on his shelves. After hearing this, Snow asks Rumple for something to help her kill Regina, he obliges and gives her a bow and arrow which never misses. Snow sets off to kill Regina just as Charming shows up to Rumplestiltskin. Rumple tells him that he has to stop Snow or she will become just as evil as the person she kills. In exchange for her whereabouts, Charming gives Rumple his cape as payment. Charming goes to find Snow and as Snow is about to fire her arrow as Regina, he dives in front of it and takes the arrow to the shoulder. Snow meets Charming again and gathers that he is the one she forgot, she seems very hostile towards him. He tries to stop her from her task so Snow ties him to a tree as he begs her not to kill, Snow leaves. When faced with the opportunity to kill Regina, Snow cannot. She then returns to Charming and the two kiss, returning Snow's memory of him, however, once they are reunited, Charming is taken away by King George's men, Snow White calls after his carriage and promises to find him.

King George is about to have Charming beheaded for running away on his wedding day, however, just as this execution is about to take place, Regina storms in and offers George all of the riches King Midas offered him in exchange for Prince Charming, as she wants to use him to gain leverage over Snow White. Prince Charming is taken into Regina's custody, locked in a magic mirror. Meanwhile, Snow has decided to make an attack on Regina with aid of the dwarfs, Red and Granny, the attack is successful but still, Snow cannot find Charming. When she does, he is inside the mirror and she can't get him out. It isn't long before she is captured and Regina takes her out to Daniel's tomb, Snow is shocked having been under the impression that he ran away, Regina explains how she lied and tells Snow how she destroyed her. Regina offers Snow a poisoned apple and tells her to eat it, Snow asks her why and Earth she would do that and Regina gives her an ultimatum, eat the apple, let Charming live, refuse the apple, and he dies. Snow admits defeat and takes a bite of the apple, causing her to immediately collapse...

Prince Charming is freed from Regina's custody with a little help from the Huntsman, he goes to find Snow. On his journey, Charming runs into Rumplestiltskin who propositions him. Charming defeats the dragon form of Maleficent in exchange for his mother's ring back which now glows when nearer to Snow as an indicator to her whereabouts. Charming then ventures on his steed and finds Snow White, he makes it to her glass tomb where the dwarfs tell him he's too late, he tells them to lift the lid and he gives her true love's kiss, this sends a burst of true love across the kingdom and revives Snow White. After this, Snow and her prince stroll together where Charming proposes, Snow accepts. She reminds him that they still have the not-so-small matter of his father and her stepmother, she then goes on to suggest that the two of them take back the kingdom... together. ("Pilot"/"A Land Without Magic")

The royal council is at a loss with the regularity of King George's attacks to retrieve Charming, the army is soon close and must be battled off, Snow is captured and taken to King George, who drugs her with a curse made to prevent her from ever having children, she leaves and manages to see a stray rider speeding past her, she knocks him from his steed, pins him to the floor and threatens him with a staff, he assures her that he still has honor and introduces himself as Lancelot, of the round table, Snow trusts him a little more. Snow and Lancelot realize that Charming's in danger as the soldiers are heading to the cabin, where his mother is. When Snow and Lancelot arrive, Ruth has already been attacked and has a poison arrow in her chest. Charming suggests that they use the water from Lake Nostos. They journey there, and, on their way, Ruth shows Snow a necklace that is used to determine the sex of your first born, however, it detects nothing for Snow, she admits to having the curse that George afflicted and Ruth tells her to use the lake water for herself. However, when they arrive, the lake is empty. However, Lancelot finally manages to find a morsel of magic water and it is given to Ruth, but it does not work, her final wish is to see her son's wedding, which is then performed by Lancelot and involves sipping from a cup, Ruth dies. Charming later dangles the necklace over Snow's hand and it begins to show indication of a child, Snow realizes that Ruth never drank the water as it was really put in her wedding cup. Snow tells Lancelot that it'll be a girl.

All hope seems lost for Queen Regina in battle when Snow and Charming's army gain a major advantage. Regina refuses to accept this and, when running through the forest, Snow trips on a rock and is approached by Regina on horseback. Snow tells her to give it up as she's already lost, offering her parley to discuss the terms of her surrender. Regina says that her terms are quite simple - Snow's death, before advancing on the princess to which she signals the Blue Fairy to ensnare Regina with fairy dust, her and Charming having tricked her in order to capture her. The royal council decides for Regina to be executed, and, despite Snow's hesitation, she agrees. At the execution, Regina makes a speech about how she regrets not being able to kill Snow White before the archer's fire. Snow quickly stands up and halts the execution, making Blue stop the arrows with magic, saving Regina's life. Snow is later approached by Rumplestiltskin who offers her a test to see of Regina is truly repentant, and Snow takes him up on that offer. The princess sets Regina free, hoping that she can change back into the person who saved her life, however, Regina takes this opportunity to pin Snow to the wall by her neck. Snow pulls out a knife which Regina steals and stabs her with, however, no wound is made. Regina comments on this being impossible, but Snow corrects her in saying it's magic. She reveals that letting her go was a test that she failed and that with one of her hairs, Rumple has made a protection spell meaning that Regina cannot harm Snow in this land. The Evil Queen is banished and Snow tells her they're even, as they've both saved each other's life, she then says that if she ever harms anyone in her kingdom, she'll kill her.

Snow White and Prince Charming get married, but shortly after they say their vows, their wedding is crashed by Snow's evil stepmother, Regina. Snow pulls Charming's sword on the Evil Queen, saying that she's not queen anymore and is nothing more than an evil witch. Charming convinces her to ease up and they ask Regina to leave but she does not comply. She then goes on to say that she will destroy everyone's happiness if it is the last thing she does, thus threatening the entire kingdom with an evil curse. Charming finally snaps and throws his sword at Regina, who avoids it by turning into a black mist and disappearing. ("Pilot")

Cinderella attends a royals' ball and meets there, Snow White and Prince Charming, as well as Prince Thomas to whom takes a liking to her. Snow White and Prince Charming meet Cinderella again at her wedding to Prince Thomas, both Charming and Snow congratulate her on her big day, the latter does so by dancing with her, saying that she is proud of Ella as she completely changed her life. When Cinderella becomes pregnant, she reveals that she made a deal with Rumplestiltskin which allows him to the baby. Snow, Ella, Charming and Thomas plan to capture Rumple and lock him in a special cell in the old mines. They plan to convince him that Cinderella is having twins and making him sign a new contract allowing him both babies, however, due to the special quill used, he shall become ensnared long enough for them to capture him. The plan to trick him succeeds but Thomas disappears. Snow and James are the first people Ella runs to with the news, blaming Rumple.

Snow White becomes pregnant, which, in theory, is great news, but Snow does not share in the festivities as she believes that Regina will follow through on the threats made at their wedding. Charming tries to assure her otherwise but Snow wants to visit Rumplestiltskin as he knows the future. Snow sees him in his cell and he tells them that their child will defeat the curse and be the savior, in exchange, Snow tells Rumple the child's name: Emma. At a meeting, the Blue Fairy tells Snow of a tree made of magical wood that would allow them to build a vessel to take Emma through to the other world safely. They ask Geppetto and Pinocchio to build them a wardrobe for this purpose and the two oblige. It isn't long before Snow goes into labor and births a baby girl. however, almost immediately after, the castle is under attack by Regina's men. Charming battles them off with a sword in one hand and Emma in the other. He battles his way to the room with the wardrobe but is struck down by a soldier, however, he manages to put Emma in the vessel safely. Snow is sad to find Charming's body and is confronted by Regina who has already begun her curse. The two converse and Regina happily tells Snow that she won't even remember who is is anymore. They are taken into the real world... ("Pilot"/"The Stranger")

Season 1
"Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing."

Mary Margaret Blanchard is teaching a class at Storybrooke Elementary School when Regina Mills and Emma Swan arrive to question her about the claims that Henry had stole her credit card, to which Mary Margaret insists that she knew nothing about. Regina, angry, realizes that Mary Margaret gave Henry the fairy tale book, and Mary Margaret defends her actions, explaining that he is a special child. Regina leaves the classroom and Emma talks to Mary Margaret alone, who explains that Henry needed the book so that he could have the hope of a happy ending. Emma realizes that Mary Margaret does, in fact, know where Henry is and suggests that she check Henry’s castle. Later on, Mary Margaret is working at the hospital as a volunteer and goes to see a coma patient, a John Doe who is shown to be the counterpart of Prince Charming. She takes flowers to the man and leaves in a hurry.

Mary Margaret, noticing Emma and Henry walking down the street together, approaches Emma and comments on how it's good to see Henry have his smile back to which Emma replies that she didn't do anything. Mary Margaret tells her that it's because she stayed and asks her if Regina knows that she is still in Storybrooke. Emma tells her that Regina does know and asks Mary Margaret how she got elected as Mayor in the first place and Mary Margaret explains that she inspires fear in the people of Storybrooke and that she fears that she has made it worse by giving Henry the book, as he now thinks that she is the Evil Queen. Emma, inquisitive, asks Mary Margaret who Henry thinks she is in the book, to which she answers Snow White. Emma, stunned by this, quickly changes the topic of conversation to Henry's therapy, and Mary Margaret tells Emma the location of Dr. Archie Hopper's office. When Emma is set up by Regina and arrested, Henry shows up at the sheriff's station along with Mary Margaret who is bailing Emma out, when asked by Emma why she is doing this, Mary Margaret replies that she trusts her. Later on, Mary Margaret is teaching a class outside when Regina approaches. Regina asks to speak with Henry, and Mary Margaret can do nothing but oblige.

Mary Margaret is out on a date with Dr. Whale but it is cut short when he keeps ogling at Ruby. Mary Margaret is annoyed with her love-life, and, when at the hospital where she volunteers, she is caring for the comatose John Doe, who Henry tells her is Prince Charming. Mary Margaret is told by Henry to read from his book the story of Snow White to remind him of his past self, Mary Margaret obliges when Emma tells her to, thinking it will help Henry get past his curse-delusion. That night, Mary Margaret reads to John Doe and he squeezes her hand, she quickly alerts the doctor who tells her that it was nothing, probably just her imagination. Mary Margaret refuses to believe this and is right to as it is revealed that the doctor was told to say what he did by Regina. Later, however, John Doe goes missing and Mary Margaret, Emma, Henry, and Sheriff Graham go out into the woods at night to search for him. They soon come across his name tag with blood on it and begin to worry about him, however, they soon find him and bring him back to the hospital where he is now awake but with amnesia. It all seems well and good until David's (John Doe's) wife, Kathryn, shows up out of the blue, devastating Mary Margaret. Later that night, Emma shows up at Mary Margaret's apartment, after Mary Margaret offered to let her stay there, and moves in.

Mary Margaret prepares some food for her and her new roommate, Emma, who is happy to see that her belongings have arrived. Mary Margaret asks the blonde when the rest of her things will get there, and Emma replies that she already has it all. Mary Margaret is a little surprised at how little Emma packs with her and politely says that it must make things easier when she has to move. There is a knock on the door and Mary Margaret goes to answer it, greeting Mr. Gold into her home. He explains that he's there to see Emma, saying that he has a proposition for her. Mary Margaret is intrigued by the conversation, however, Emma and Gold make it clear that they would like to discuss the matter in private. At this, Mary Margaret awkwardly tells them that she's going to go and jump in the bath before running upstairs, leaving the two of them alone to discuss business.

While everyone else is worried about the collapsed mine shaft, Mary Margaret continues to visit David in the hospital and he seems to be enjoying her company very much, however, as they grow closer, Kathryn keeps visiting David trying to jog his memory with aids such as photographs of their past and their old pet dog. David admits to Mary Margaret that he lied to Kathryn about knowing what's in the pictures and that he still doesn't remember her. As they are strolling together, David begins to confess his growing feelings for Mary Margaret and the fact that he feels nothing to Kathryn. The scene is interrupted by Kathryn, however, leaving Mary Margaret threatened and worried that David was becoming more and more attracted to her. This then prompts her to submit her letter of resignation to the hospital as she finds it too hard to be around David.

David is welcomed home to is former house by a party filled with all of his old friends but missing someone very particular: Mary Margaret. At the party, David approaches Emma and Henry and asks them the whereabouts of Mary Margaret, Emma informs him that she decided not to come. Later that evening, David sneaks out of his own party to find Mary Margaret placing a bird house on a tree, he explains to her that he didn't choose Kathryn and he admits that he is in love with her. Later that night, Emma notices how thoroughly and angrily Mary Margaret is washing dishes and suspects it is because she still has David on her mind, Emma tells her to do what she thinks is right and let David live his life, Mary Margaret agrees. The next morning, David shows up in Mary Margaret's classroom and tells her that he has made his choice and that he left Kathryn. A stunned Mary Margaret is told to meet David at the toll bridge that night should she want to be with him. Mary Margaret seeks advice in Emma who tells her to go for it as David actually left his wife for her, Mary Margaret then waits on the toll bridge for David. However, David tells her that he remembers Kathryn and must stay with her. Mary Margaret, devastated, leaves to Granny's Diner and takes solace in Dr. Whale.

Emma finds some flowers on the table and throws them out, thinking that they are from Graham, however, Mary Margaret corrects her in saying that they are from Dr. Whale with whom she had a one-night stand with, Emma tells Mary Margaret that she's proud of her for getting over David and moving on. After this, Mary Margaret tells Emma that she obviously has feelings for Graham whether she wants to admit it or not. Graham later pays a visit to Mary Margaret (after having had visions of him past self about to kill her) and tells her that he believes they know each other from another life. Mary Margaret assumes that he's been talking to Henry and tells him that he, too, believes in that sort of thing. Graham asks Mary Margaret how ling they've known each other and how they met, Mary Margaret realizes that she does not remember, assuming that this is down to it being so long ago. Graham then asks her if she thinks he'd ever hurt her, she denies it before referring him to Henry regarding the book.

Following Sheriff Graham's death, and with a little encouragement from Mr. Gold, Emma decides to run for sheriff, however, thanks to Regina, she has competition: Sidney Glass. Later, Emma rescues Regina from a burning building, making her look a hero. Mary Margaret is one of the people to commend her on her act of bravery and helps to promote the campaign by putting up fliers. However, when doing this, she runs into David who is doing the same job for the apposing side, due to Kathryn's friendship with Regina. They suffer through an awkward encounter ended by Mary Margaret purposefully using up all of her stables and fliers at once and leaving. Mary Margaret is also one of the first to congratulate Emma on her new position of sheriff, having beaten out Sidney.

Emma brings home with her two orphans, Ava and Nicholas Zimmer, intent on helping them without using the foster system, Mary Margaret points out tat the system is put in place to help but Emma mentions that that's coming from the woman who was not in it for sixteen years. Emma finally manages to find the orphans' father. Later, after a long day of reuniting a family, Emma sits down with Mary Margaret to relax. When Mary Margaret spots Emma's baby blanket, it seems to trigger some sort of emotional reaction in her, clearly reaching through to the Snow White in her, however, Mary Margaret dismisses it. Emma then goes on to explain their roles in Henry's book. She tells Mary Margaret that she is Snow White and that Emma, herself, is Snow White's daughter. Mary Margaret and Emma laugh this off, saying that the book Mary Margaret gave to Henry weren't exactly fairytales in the traditional sense. But after dismissing this idea, Mary Margaret thinks to the response she had at Emma's baby blanket and suddenly finds the idea not-so-laughable after all, however, she chooses to think of it as nothing.

Mary Margaret rushes out of the door, claiming to be late, and lies to Emma, telling her that she's going to the school's science fair. Mary Margaret is then seen showing up at Granny's Bed and Breakfast at 7:15 A.M. as that is when David and (much to Mary Margaret's dismay) Kathryn get their morning coffee. It is revealed this has been done every morning for a while and Emma, who can always spot a lie, follows her there and catches her in the act, Emma tells Mary Margaret to stop what she's doing as she's bound to end up getting hurt, Mary Margaret obliges. She then goes to the store to buy some chocolate to drown her woes is and bumps into Kathryn who is buying a pregnancy test, this devastates Mary Margaret. Later in the day, Mary Margaret finds a dove in the forest, trapped by some wire mesh, and takes it to the animal shelter (where David works) to consult a vet. He tells her that she must return the bird to its flock or else it will be left behind and live a lonely life. Mary Margaret refuses to let this happen to another and so ventures out into the woods with the dove to return it to its flock. David follows her despite her telling him not to and, when Mary Margaret trips off the edge off a cliff, David is able to rescue her. She explains that she has feelings for him and that she's been going to Granny's every day at 7:15 to see him, he then admits that he goes there at that time to see her, the dove is set free and reunited with its flock. Kathryn's pregnancy scare turns out to be false. The next day, David and Mary Margaret go to Granny's at 7:45 to avoid each other but realize that they cannot stay apart, they soon actually kiss, unaware that Regina is watching them.

Emma meets up with Mary Margaret at Granny's Diner in order to vent about Regina having knocked down the "castle" which was Emma and Henry's special place, seemingly out of spite. The conversation is cut short when Mary Margaret receives a text from David, requesting that she meet him at their spot. She quickly excuses herself and leaves, showing up at the Toll Bridge where David is waiting for her. He hurries her, quickly telling her to follow him and she becomes confused. She wonders why they're rushing and he tells her that the wine will be getting warm, after having led her to a romantic picnic that he has set up in the forest. Mary Margaret is extremely pleased at this and kisses David out of gratitude as the two of them continue their recently developed, explicit affair. She wants to talk about their relationship and figure out what they're doing and David agrees, but says that they will do so... tomorrow. And so they decide that it indeed is tomorrow's problem and continue to enjoy each other's company.

At Granny's Diner, David and Mary Margaret talk across to each other from separate tables to avoid being seen together until they are interrupted by Emma who asks about Henry. They are soon halted by the return of an old friend, Ashley, who they greet happily, having not seen the new mother in quite a while. Ashley does not seem so well off with motherhood and so Ruby suggests a girls' night out with her, Ashley, Emma and Mary Margaret. Later, on the girls' night out, Ruby is trying to convince Ashley to find another guy as Sean is always working, Ashley tells Mary Margaret that she just wants to be with Sean, as appose to him working all the time. Mary Margaret understands, her own romantic arrangement being far from ideal. Sean shows up and proposes to Ashley who accepts. Later, David gives Mary Margaret her Valentine's card but accidentally gives her the one intended for Kathryn. Mary Margaret goes onto say that she always believed if two people were meant to be together, they'd find a way, but she tells David that they need to find a different way. She tells him to go home.

Kathryn tells David that she got accepted to go to law school in Boston and tells him that she wants him to go with her. David, confused, tells her that he needs to go take a walk, he leaves out, however, that this walk is to be taken with Mary Margaret to explain to her the situation. Mary Margaret insists that David tell Kathryn the truth about their affair, however, after promising Mary Margaret he would, when actually faced in the situation with Kathryn, he lies and tells her that he wants to break things off because he hasn't reconnected with her, leaving Kathryn devastated. David tells Mary Margaret that he took care of the Kathryn situation but is unaware that Kathryn has just found out about the affair thanks to Regina and her photographic evidence. Kathryn confronts Mary Margaret publicly and ends up slapping her, letting everyone know that she is a home wrecker. People begin to give Mary Margaret disdainful stares and she comes across David washing the word "TRAMP" off of her car. Mary Margaret asks him why he didn't tell Kathryn the truth and David tells her that he didn't want anyone to get hurt, it is noted that he did a bad job of that and Mary Margaret tells him that they don't have love, but something destructive, and it must end. Emma finds a devastated Mary Margaret lying in her bed, crying, and must comfort her. Later, Kathryn tells Regina that she is leaving Storybrooke, realizing that she never loved David, she says that she wrote him a note explaining this and telling him to be with Mary Margaret, however, after Kathryn leaves but before David comes home, Regina stops by, finds the letter, and burns it.

Storybrooke is celebrating Miner's Day and Mary Margaret goes to Granny's to sell gather volunteers to help sell nun-made candles, however, no one wants to help out the "town harlot". She tells Emma that all of her volunteers dropped out meaning that they won't be able to raise much money. On the day, Leroy promises Sister Astrid that they will sell all of the candles, allowing them to pay their rent. The stall fails and Leroy suggests going door-to-door, however, people slam their doors in their faces as no one wants to buy from the town harlot and the town drunk. When asked by Astrid how it's going, Leroy lies, saying that they sold all of the candles. Mary Margaret wonders what he is doing and Leroy assures her that he has a plan, he goes to sell his boat to Mr. Gold but is unsuccessful in the sale when interrupted by Astrid who finds the unsold candles. Later, Mary Margaret finds Leroy on top of the roof, she tells him not to jump but he tells her that he isn't going to, he then smashes a power box causing a town-wide blackout. This then allows Mary Margaret and Leroy to sell some candles and Mary Margaret begins to be forgiven by the town. Later, Emma arrests David regarding disappearance of Kathryn who's car was found abandoned.

David is let go by Emma regarding the absence of Kathryn as she does not believe he had anything to do with it. Later, when walking through town, Mary Margaret and Emma see Ruby trying to shake off Dr. Whale, she tells them that she just quit Granny's and has no where to live. Emma offers to let her stay with them, Ruby is grateful. Later, Mary Margaret goes to the spot where Kathryn disappears and she runs into David who is acting rather odd. He keeps repeating that he needs to find his wife and leaves, making Mary Margaret concerned. Mary Margaret heads to she sheriff's office to tell Emma everything that's happened, and, later, Ruby and Emma find David unconscious in the woods, not remembering anything since he was questioned the previous night. Later, Ruby finds something buried in the woods, a box, she opens it and screams at the content. She brings it to Emma who tells David and Mary Margaret that the box contained a heart, they are shocked and David believes him to be the one to kill Kathryn, as he has hazes, however, Emma reveals that David's finger prints were not on the box, however, Mary Margaret's were.

Over at the sheriff's office, Emma takes Mary Margaret's mugshot for her arrest regarding the murder of Kathryn, Mary Margaret pleads that she did not kill Kathryn and Emma says that she believes her but she must follow procedure in the face of such strong evidence because it would look like favoritism otherwise, which means Regina would make it very difficult for them. Mary Margaret is put into the small cell in the sheriff's office. Later, Emma tells Mary Margaret that she should consider getting a lawyer, this is when Mr. Gold enters and offers his services, despite having reservations about Mr. Gold, Mary Margaret decides to hire him as she knows she needs help, she has nothing to pay him with but he does not care as he says he is "invested in her future". David talks to Regina, telling her that he believes Mary Margaret's innocence, however, Regina, being herself, makes him doubt his trust in her. David visits Mary Margaret and asks her if she had anything to do with Kathryn's disappearance. Mary Margaret is shocked that David does not believe her and angrily tells him to leave. Elsewhere, Emma fails to prove Mary Margaret's innocence when she finds hunting knife hidden in the vent of her apartment and the DNA tests of the heart prove its Kathryn's, Emma believes someone is trying to frame her, this worries Mary Margaret who finds a skeleton key under her pillow which unlocks her cell. Later, Mary Margaret's cell is revealed to be empty.

It is up to Emma to find Mary Margaret before her trial and before Regina realizes she is gone, as not to make her case worse for her. When searching, Emma finds Jefferson who then kidnaps her and takes her back to his place where he gives her some drugged tea. Emma wakes up, tied up and gagged, however, she cleverly escapes using a cup and a pillow. She wonders into another room only to find Mary Margaret tied to a chair with a gag in her mouth, having been taken hostage by Jefferson who walks into the room, gun in tow, and reties Mary Margaret who Emma tried to free. Jefferson tried to make Emma make hi a magical hat, however, she manages to strike him and run to free Mary Margaret, this time, she unties her as Jefferson runs in again with his gun. Emma tries to overpower him and the two fight, however, when he begins to overpower Emma, Mary Margaret knocks him out from behind. Later, Regina is angry to find Mary Margaret in her cell and it is revealed that Mr. Gold and Regina made a deal to get rid of Mary Margaret.

It's all about to go down in Storybrooke as Mary Margaret approaches her trial with so much evidence against her and so little defense. It is seen that Regina made a deal with Mr. Gold to get Mary Margaret to leave Storybrooke (via the key under the pillow) saying that bad things happens to those who leave town. David tries to apologize to Emma for saying, accidentally, that Mary Margaret is guilty, Emma tells him that right now, Mary Margaret doesn't need his words, what she needs is a miracle. Albert Spencer, the D.A., arrives to prove that she has nothing to hide, however, during the interview, his persistence bugs her into exclaiming that Kathryn was the only thing standing in the way of her and David being together, so she wanted her gone - this is not helpful. Later, Regina visits Mary Margaret in her cell to gloat, Mary Margaret begins crying, saying that she does not deserve what has happened to her as she did not kill Kathryn, "Oh, I know..." Regina tells her, stroking her face which shocks Mary Margaret, Regina then grabs her chin and tells the tearful woman, "But you do deserve this." Mary Margaret, crying, tells Regina that she is sorry for whatever she did but Regina tells her that her apology is not accepted. It is revealed that this is all Regina's plan for revenge regarding the fate of Daniel. Later, as Mary Margaret is about to be taken away, Ruby runs out from the parking lot, screaming, saying that there's a body, Emma investigates and finds out the body's identity: Kathryn! And she's still alive...

Mary Margaret is freed from prison, having been exonerated with all charges dropped, she is happily welcomed back by Storybrooke (including a card from her whole class with a message saying "We're so glad that you didn't kill Mrs. Nolan") with a party. However, when David shows up, Emma turns to Mary Margaret who gestures for the blonde to get rid of him as she does not wish to speak to him, Emma then asks him to leave by telling him to take Henry home. David later approaches Mary Margaret in the street and begs forgiveness, Mary Margaret tells him that she cannot forgive him for implying she is guilty. He argues that he loves her and she tells him that that is what makes it all so sad, before walking away. The mystery surrounding Kathryn's disappearance is that she was abducted, drugged, and kept in some guy's basement, it is revealed that the DNA results on the heart in the box were indeed faked originally, all for the implication and framing of Mary Margaret. She is currently hospitalized. It is later implied that the mysterious kidnapper of Kathryn was Mr. Gold, despite Sidney Glass confessing to the crime at Regina's will.

August installs a medieval-like latch on the door of Mary Margaret and Emma to prevent Regina from ever entering again with one of her skeleton keys. Emma comments on how it looks but Mary Margaret says that she doesn't care so long as it keeps Regina out. When she learns that Emma has decided to get into a custody battle with Regina over Henry, the teacher makes sure that the blonde is ready to be Henry's mother, she assures her that she is. Later, Mary Margaret walks happily among the school she teaches at, having returned innocent, but is halted by Regina. Regina asks Mary Margaret the whereabouts of Henry but Mary Margaret responds with anger, at the same time, she tells Regina that she forgives her for framing her and hopes they can put the past behind them. Telling Regina that she must leave a pretty lonely life if she gets her happiness from making others miserable. After Mary Margaret leaves, Henry talks to Regina, addressing her as the Evil Queen and telling her that Snow White will have her happy ending and that good will win.

Mary Margaret appears in Regina's dream in which the citizens of Storybrooke regain their fairytale memories. In this dream, they all tie her up and Mary Margaret and David scold her for ripping apart their love. Emma then cuts her head off with a sword before Regina wakes up. That night, when Emma returns home from trying to abandon Storybrooke, Mary Margaret is furious that she didn't get to say goodbye to her best friend, reminding her that when she tried to leave from the trial, Emma told her to stay as she is like family to her. Mary Margaret wonders why she left and Emma tells her that she took Henry so that he may come and live with her, but he convinced her to stay instead, insisting that she still must break the curse. Mary Margaret is further angry that Emma tried to kidnap her own son, yet happy at her friends reappearance. Mary Margaret tells Emma that she has to do what's best for Henry, Emma asks what that is but Mary Margaret tells the blonde that she is Henry's mother, so that is her decision to make.

David meets Mary Margaret and tells her that ever since he awoke from his coma, the only thing to him that makes sense is her. David tells her that he has plans to move to Boston unless he has reason to stay, he asks Mary Margaret if she can give him this reason, but Mary Margaret, despite being quite moved by his words, still cannot bring herself to take David back and leaves him alone. Later, as Henry lies in his hospital bed after eating a poison apple, Mary Margaret reads to him from his book and notices him flat-line, he takes a turn for the worse. Later, after Henry's death, Emma gives him a kiss on the forehead giving out a burst of true love across Storybrooke, reviving Henry and breaking the curse, giving everyone their memories back. Mary Margaret and David walk by each other in the street and he exclaims, "Snow!" to which she utters, "Charming..." and the two of them run to each other, kissing, remembering their former fairy tale love. Soon, Rumplestiltskin unleashes his purple mist upon Storybrooke and Snow and Charming embrace as it envelops them.

Season 2
"You found us..."

Snow White and Prince Charming are still clinging onto each other when the purple smoke dissipates, not knowing what just happened, They then run into Red Riding Hood and Granny and have a very, very happy reunion, which is made even happier when Snow shares a group hug with the seven dwarfs. It isn't long before Emma turns up, Henry near by, and Snow gives her a happy hug, knowing now who her daughter is, however, when they are walking through town, Emma states how she never thought her parents would be the way they are. They're soon alerted by Jiminy that Dr. Whale has formed an angry mob against Regina, and, after Henry makes the case that she's still his mom, Emma leads her mother, her father and the rest of the crowd to Regina's house where they stop the mob from killing her, however, they lock her up at the sheriff's station. While Snow and Charming think it's all Regina's fault, Emma wants to go to Rumplestiltskin, they immediately begin to question him, however, he twists her words and makes them redundant. They all feel a sudden Earth-tremor and are alerted to the sudden devastation Storybrooke is under, which makes worse the fact that Emma questioned Snow's actions of sending her away as she grew up lonely. Snow, her husband, and her daughter go to Regina, who is being attacked by a Wraith, Snow manages to fend it off, however, with a cigarette lighter and some hairspray, blowing it away in a puff of fire. She wonders if she killed it but Regina tells her she didn't. The four of them head on down to the mayor's office and retrieve Jefferson's hat to fight the Wraith so that they can send it to a land where it can't hurt anybody. Snow White, Charming and Emma prepare themselves with flaming brooms as Regina spins the hat, trying to get it to work, but it won't. As Charming braves the wraith, Emma touches Regina's shoulder, getting magic into the hat, opening the portal. The Wraith goes through, however, so does Emma, and, Snow, not being able to lose her daughter again, jumps in after her, as does Charming, but the portal closes before he can get through. Later, Emma and Snow White are found in a deserted fairytale world by Mulan and Aurora, who think they caused the wraith.

After Regina tells Henry that she wants to redeem herself, David demands that she prove it, and asks her if the fairytale land still exists. Regina says that it does, but that she doesn't know how to get back to it. Henry starts to lose all hope that they are ever going to see Mary Margaret and Emma again, especially seeing as how they don't even know if the two of them survived or not. However, David comforts him, saying that he has a feeling they did. It is then revealed to us that Emma and Mary Margaret have been taken prisoner by Mulan and Aurora, who bring them to their safe haven. There, Mary Margaret attacks the princess and makes a run for it, along with Emma, but the teacher is knocked out by Mulan. Emma comes back to her aid and the warrior tells her peers to throw the two prisoners into a pit. Emma and Mary Margaret, the latter still unconscious, are thus thrown into a caved jail, and there Emma tries to bring her mother back to consciousness... and is met by someone the survivors have locked up as well: Cora - none other than Regina's mother...

Emma is approached by Cora, who seems friendly, in the pit and begins to ask for help, however, Snow White comes to and is alerted by the woman, telling Emma to be careful and explaining that she's Regina's mother, and much worse than her daughter. Emma is a little reluctant and begins to talk about Henry and the family they left behind, Snow is very protective whilst Cora's around. In the morning, Snow and Emma are let out of the pit and into the safe haven, Lancelot soon steps out and he and Snow embrace, recognizing each other, as they are old friends. Mulan decides to trust Snow as she is a friend of Lancelot, however, Aurora is still shaky on the matter and keeps her sword handy for vengeance, to avenge her prince. Snow, Emma and Mulan journey to find Snow White's old home so that they may recover the magic wardrobe, and, before leaving, Snow equips herself with a sword and a bow and arrow, and Emma simply retains her gun. They go into the forest but soon, Aurora attacks Snow from behind, Snow flips her to the ground and threatens her, however, Mulan shakes her off, angrily. Emma sees this scene and fires her gun into the air to stop it, however, this alerts the ogres, Snow screams for them all to run. They all do so but Emma trips on a stray tree root and is faced by an ogre which smacks the gun right out of her hand, and, just as it seems all hope is lost, Snow arrives and tells the beast to stay away from her daughter, before shooting it in the eye with an arrow, killing it. Emma is grateful. The girls soon make it to the palace and go to Emma's old nursery where Snow begins to mention all the things she never got to do with her daughter. Lancelot soon arrives, telling them he sent Mulan and Aurora off to get food. He seems to take intrigue in the wardrobe and Snow asks him why, and, after he mentions Henry, she draws her sword on him. It is revealed to be Cora in disguise (her being the only person told the name, Henry) and she uses her magic to pin Snow against the wall and floor Emma, however, Emma manages to spark the wardrobe alight, burning it down. Just as Cora's about to strike, Mulan rushes is and saves the girls, Cora dissipates away. Soon, they are discussing how they will tell the people of this and Aurora asks who will lead the survivors, Mulan suggests Snow White. After Mulan and Aurora leave, Emma tells Snow that she realizes, finally, why she was given up and the two embrace, Emma not being used to someone putting her first for once, Mary Margaret tells her to get used to it.

Snow, Emma, Aurora and Mulan are returning to the safe haven ready to tell the people of Lancelot's death and Cora's escape, however, what they arrive to find is that the entire place has been massacred, and Snow discovers that each one of them has had their hearts ripped from their bodies, she concludes that Cora's behind it. The girls find one survivor who professes that he's merely a humble blacksmith who survived by using the dead bodies as a shield and pretending to be dead himself, Emma doesn't believe him and puts her dagger to his throat, ordering him to tell them who he really is. Snow and the girls tie the man to a tree and threaten to leave him to the ogres should he not tell them who he really is, he admits to being Killian Jones, or, to go by his more common name, Captain Hook. Snow pulls his hook from his satchel and Emma asks him why he wants to get to Storybrooke, he explains that he wants revenge on Rumplestiltskin. Hook leads them somewhere and Snow is cautious that it's a trap, Emma says that it is a trap but that they can stay one step ahead because they know it's a trap. Hook leafs them to a beanstalk, telling him that the magic they seek to go home is up it, warning them to be wary of the giant at the top.

Snow, Emma, Aurora and Mulan are led to the beanstalk by Captain Hook to retrieve the magic compass to open a portal back to Storybrooke, and want to get climbing, however, they are told by Hook that the stalk is enchanted with a spell to keep off intruders and that he only has one extra counter curse. The ladies fight over who will go but it is Emma who finally volunteers herself with no arguments.The captain climbs the beanstalk with Emma and Mulan draws a circle and sticks a branch in the ground, saying it will help them keep track, they decide to sleep in shifts, guarding the stalk, and Snow takes the first. She tells Aurora to get some sleep but Aurora doesn't want to due to the nightmares she's been having ever since awakening from her sleeping curse, Snow reveals that the same thing happened to her but that her nightmares ended over time because her husband helped her through it, she tells Aurora to get some sleep, offering to watch over her. Snow later wakes Aurora up as she's having a bad dream, she then comforts her back to sleep. Ten hours pass since Emma went up the beanstalk and Mulan begins to chop the stalk down with her sword, Snow wonders what on Earth she's doing and Mulan explains that it was Emma's instruction, however, before Mulan can strike again, she is tackled by a protective Snow, this fight is cut short when Emma leaps from the stalk, magic compass in tow. Snow asks Emma why she asked Mulan to cut it down, before telling her that they go back together, no matter what.

Leroy finally finds diamonds in the old mines, and the Blue Fairy is relieved to learn that the magic did indeed bring them back. She tells the group that all they have to do is refine them and make fairy dust, and soon enough they will be able to combine the dust and Jefferson's hat and bring Emma and Mary Margaret back. She advises Charming to protect the hat, and Henry and everyone else are excited that they might soon be bringing back their beloved princess and her daughter. However, the vengeful King George gets a hold of the hat and tosses it into a fire, shattering the prince's hopes of being reunited with his family. He is then troubled with the thought of having to break the bad news to Henry, despite Ruby's encouragement that things will turn out alright. Unbeknownst to them, Henry himself has stumbled upon a way of communicating with Emma and Mary Margaret... In his recurring nightmares, Henry finds himself trapped in a room on fire, where another presence can be seen: Aurora. Back in the fairytale land, Mary Margaret is lost in a trail of thought about her distanced loved ones, and Emma tells her to come with her, for Mulan has some ideas about where Cora might be hiding. While the three brave women gather to discuss what to do next, their protégée, Aurora, is seen sleeping. In her dream, she finds herself trapped in the red room again, but there she finally meets Henry, who, thanks to Mr. Gold's necklace, is able to put out the fire and reach out to her. Aurora wakes up and calls out for Snow, and she and Emma come to her. Aurora tells them of her dream and of how it was different this time, thanks to the boy in it... the boy named 'Henry'. Emma and Mary Margaret are surprised and confused.

Snow and Emma are shocked that Aurora has seen Henry but soon figure out that it's because of the netherworld one travels to when under the sleeping curse. Snow sees this as a way home and tells Aurora to get Henry to retrieve the help of Rumplestiltskin, who will know how to defeat Cora. The four of them journey and are attacked by Cora's zombies, Snow and Emma manage to fend them off due to Snow's epic archery but Aurora is taken by one of them, meaning they've lost their connection to Henry. The three remaining princesses are contacted by a crow sent by Cora, it tells them that they must trade the compass for Aurora's life, and Mulan wants to do it, however, Snow and Emma argue that they must come up with a plan to both keep the compass and save Aurora. Snow decides that she must go under a deep sleep to reach the same netherworld and does this by obtaining more powder made from poppies. When there, Snow meets up with Charming who has put himself under a sleeping curse to find her, he tells her that she must journey to Rumple's old cell to retrieve some ink that will stop Cora. Snow tries to awake him with true love's kiss but it doesn't work, she wakes up and Charming is trapped. Snow is more determined than ever to get home but Mulan has run away with the compass, the girls stop her and Snow nearly kills her before being approached by Aurora. The four of them decide to journey to Rumple's cell, all the while not knowing Aurora is being controlled by Cora, who has obtained the girl's heart... apparently taken by Hook.

Snow, Emma, Aurora and Mulan arrive at Rumplestiltskin's cell, they are surprised to find a paper of his in which Emma's name is written repeatedly. The four are soon locked in the cell by Aurora herself, who's being controlled by Cora. The latter arrives on the scene with Hook and obtains the compass from Emma, the two of them leave, ready to go to Storybrooke. Snow comforts her daughter when she begins to blame herself and soon comes to a revelation, that the spells from Cora's spell books were always in the pages. Emma is confused but Snow blows on the paper containing Emma's name and the squid-ink used to write it breaks through the bars of the cell. They escape, but must tie Aurora up as she cannot be trusted. Snow, Mulan and Emma arrive at Lake Nostos to face Cora and Hook, they fight the pair and Emma manages to knock Hook out with a punch. Mulan takes Aurora's heart and leaves, giving Snow her sword which deflects Cora's magic. Snow wonders why Cora wants to get to Storybrooke so badly ad Cora explains that it's because she needs to see her daughter and decides that she wants to give her something she's always wanted - Snow's heart. She goes to rip it out but Emma jumps in her way, Cora is unable to kill Emma who blasts her with magic. Snow and Emma go through the portal and come out the other side. They are home. All is well once Snow awakens Charming with true love's kiss and the happy reunion is taken over to Granny's Diner.

David and Mary Margaret spend the afternoon in bed together, happy to be reunited, when Emma and Henry suddenly enter the apartment, looking for tacos for the party. Henry wonders why they're still in bed in the afternoon and David quickly says that he was helping Mary Margaret rest, Emma is appalled by this. Later, at Granny's Diner, a party is held in the honor of Mary Margaret and Emma returning to Storybrooke. David makes a speech saying that he and Mary Margaret have a saying, that they will always find each other, he then toasts to not having to look for a while. The guests are shocked when Regina turns up and Emma explains that she invited her, Mary Margaret and David are none-too-happy. The next day, Archie's dead body is found by Emma and Ruby and Ruby tells them that she saw Regina going into his office the previous night as well as the two of them arguing. The mayor is taken into custody and where Mary Margaret and David assume her to be guilty, Emma fights for her innocence and the Charming family go and look for evidence. All signs point to Regina but Emma suspects a frame job, she goes to Mr. Gold, thinking that he might be responsible, however, he tells them he can use magic to prove his innocence. He gives Emma a dream catcher that she uses to view Pongo's, the only witness', memories, which prove Regina is "guilty". Emma goes to head Regina off but her parents stop her, telling her that she needs a plan, David suggests fairy dust, saying that it worked before. They go to see Regina who is offended by the accusation, when she advances on Emma, Mother Superior fires a ball of fairy dust at her, however, Regina stops it from affecting her, asking Mary Margaret if she really thought that that would work twice. Emma worries about telling Henry about Archie's murder, being new at being a parent, but Mary Margaret and David tell her that they're going through the same thing with her.

It is the day of Archie's funeral and Mary Margaret gives the eulogy, she gives a beautiful speech about how Archie will always be with them before the beloved conscience is buried. Later, at the wake, Emma is saddened that she cannot cheer Henry up and Mary Margaret comforts her, that is, until Leroy steps out and says that they'd all like to go back to the Enchanted Forest. The princesses are opposed to this but Leroy points out that with Archie's death, Storybrooke isn't safe anymore, going on to say that there's a whole world out there that could see something in town like magic, also that they're all homesick. Later, in order to cheer up Henry, Emma acquires Pongo for him, Archie's dalmatian, to which the boy is very happy. Mary Margaret tells Emma that she thinks this is a great idea but that all of them in that loft shall soon become cramped, the teacher suggests that her and David find a place of there own. The royal couple are later at Granny's Diner and Mary Margaret is looking through real estate catalogs whereas David is dismissive of each and every house. This annoys Mary Margaret who picks up on something deeper, David tells her that he wants to go home to the Enchanted Forest, Mary Margaret warns him that it's not the home they once knew as the ogres are back and Cora is in power, however, David says that that's exactly why they have to go back, to fight for it. Mary Margaret is tired of fighting, saying that that's all they ever do, he tries to remind her that he's fighting for what they want, but she tells him that they do not want the same thing.

Mary Margaret, Emma and David show up at the town line to discover Belle who has fallen over the line and lost her memory, now terrified of Gold, Hook who has been hit by a car which has crashed containing an outsider who drove in to town. Emma comments that it looks like the world's come to Storybrooke. The Charmings head to the hospital where they plan to investigate the outsider, they take his phone and David tries to guess his pass code but to no avail. Emma arrives and hacks it easily, discovering that his name is Greg Mendell and that he is completely normal. It is suggested that they let him die and Dr. Whale tells them that that would be easy, as they would just have to allow him to succumb to his injuries. Mary Margaret and David are strongly apposed to this and tell Dr. Whale to perform the surgery, saying that they can think of the safety of the town after saving a life. They wait and Mary Margaret says that her nerves can't take it any more, asking if the surgery's almost over, however, they discover that it hasn't even started yet as Dr. Whale has fled. Ruby sniffs him out and returns with him soon and the surgery begins - Greg is okay. Mary Margaret and David want to question him with Emma, but she reminds them that they want him to think they're normal and normal sheriffs don't bring their parents in with them. Mary Margaret assures her daughter that they will be right outside. Later, Mary Margaret, David and Emma return to their apartment and to Henry when Mr. Gold walks in, he tells Emma that he's cashing in in his favor and that she must find his son with him. He tells the Charmings that if any harm is to fall upon Belle whilst he's gone, he'll kill all four of them.

Mary Margaret and David bid their daughter goodbye as she heads to New York with Mr. Gold and Henry in order to find the former's son. The royal couple, and Leroy, then head down to the docks along with Captain Hook in order to learn Cora's plans and the pirate takes them aboard his invisible ship where they soon discover the shrunken giant, Anton, sleeping within a cage. Mary Margaret wakes him up and sets him free, but upon seeing David, Anton becomes murderous and attacks the prince, causing Mary Margaret to draw her bow and arrow in his direction, making the giant flee the boat. At Granny's Diner, David deciphers that Anton isn't mad over something he did, but over something his twin brother, James did, and states that they must stop him. Mary Margaret, David and Leroy are next shocked to discover that Anton, in his fully-grown form, is terrorizing the town, hell-bent on revenge. They begin to run from him when Leroy becomes confused, thinking that James was David's name, however, the prince reveals that his true name is the same as his cursed name, David. Mary Margaret points out that if they keep running the way they're going, they'll cross the town line, and so David stops to negotiate with the giant, offering his life in exchange for the town's safety. Anton takes this deal and jumps towards David, making a hole in the earth where the magic keeping him big wears off and he is left human-sized and hanging from a sewer pipe within a pit, ready to fall. David and Mary Margaret gather a few of the townspeople to help pull him out, after David talks Anton out of committing suicide by letting go and falling. Once they've gained the giant's trust, he reveals that he has a plant that will be able to grow magic beans which can be used to create portals, such as one back to the Enchanted Forest. The dwarfs take it upon themselves to grow these beans along with Anton, but Mary Margaret isn't so happy, not wanting to return home as she fears that Emma may not want to go with them, however, he husband assures her that Emma can take care of herself.

While Emma is in New York with Henry and Gold, she finds the latter's son, Baelfire, but is shocked to discover that he is in fact Neal Cassidy - Henry's father. Upon learning this, Emma calls Mary Margaret who is shocked and confused. She wonders if Emma has told Henry but Emma answers negatively, saying that she told Henry that his father was dead in order to protect him. Mary Margaret points out that no matter what Neal has done, Henry has a right to know who his father is, reminding her daughter how hard it was not knowing who her real parents were all her life. Later, Mary Margaret tells David that Gold is Henry's grandfather, David, confused, says that he is Henry's grandpa, but Mary Margaret reminds him that a person can have more than one. They continue to discuss their dysfunctional family, mentioning phenomenons such as the fact that Regina is Henry's step-great-grandmother, as well as his adoptive mother. David goes on to state that it's a good thing that they don't celebrate thanksgiving in their land, as that family dinner would "suck". Mary Margaret disagrees, thinking that this may actually mellow everyone out.

Mary Margaret wakes up on her birthday to find David making pancakes, she is annoyed that he wants to celebrate but he points out that he's not the only one, gesturing a present on the table. Mary Margaret opens it to find her royal tiara, sent by Johanna, not knowing that she was in Storybrooke, Snow goes to see her old maid and finds her planting a flower bed to honor Snow's mother, Eva. During their reunion, Mary Margaret hears some noises in the woods and goes to investigate, she is shocked to discover Cora and Regina in search of Rumplestiltskin's dagger with the intention of killing anyone they wish. Mary Margaret reports this to David and decides to try and appeal to Regina's distrust of Cora. At Granny's Diner, Regina meets Mary Margaret who tells her that her mother doesn't care about her, however, Regina leaves, giving Snow one last chance to stay out of her way. David and Mary Margaret go to Mother Superior to tell her of Cora and Regina's plans and the three of them go to Mr. Gold Pawnbroker & Antiquities Dealer in order to find the dagger before Cora. Unfortunately, Gold has the shop sealed with dark magic whilst he is out of town and so Mary Margaret texts Emma, who's with Gold, explaining the situation. Rumple reveals that his dagger is concealed within one of the arms of the town's clock tower and David and Mary Margaret go there to retrieve it. Once they do, they are met by Regina and Cora who have Johanna captive, the former rips out Johanna's heart, telling Snow that if she doesn't hand over the dagger, her old maid will die. After hesitation, Mary Margaret gives Cora the dagger and Regina places Johanna's heart back into her body, however, Cora waves her hand and causes Johanna to smash through the clock face and fall to the pavement, dying, before disappearing. As they bury Johanna, Mary Margaret tells David that being good has gotten her no where and vows to avenge Johanna, and others, by murdering Cora.

Mary Margaret is seen on the phone with David in which they talk about stopping Cora from using the dagger, which the Queen of Hearts herself is listening into via phone tap alongside Regina. However, she knocks the machine off the table when she insulted by the fact that Mary Margaret refers to her as "wicked". Snow and Charming next meet Emma, Neal, Gold and Henry at the town docks after they arrive in Hook's ship. Gold is escorted to his shop by the group, whereas Henry is kept out of the crossfire by Ruby, and Mary Margaret reveals that she still has plans to kill Cora, despite David telling her that she wouldn't be able to live with herself. Once they arrive at the shop, they begin to defend themselves against Regina and Cora, however, Gold asks Mary Margaret to fetch him an extra blanket. As she goes to do so, she discovers a magic candle, one given to her as a little girl that can save one life in exchange for another. Rumple tells her that she must find Cora's heart and whisper her name over it as she lights the candle, before placing it back into her body. Mary Margaret slips out as the fighting ensues and makes her way into Regina's vault, beneath her father's mausoleum. When she is there, she finds Cora's heart and lights the candle over it, whispering the witch's name repeatedly before blowing the candle out. Soon, Mary Margaret is intercepted by Regina and the teacher gives the mayor her mother's heart, telling her to put it back inside her body so that she shall be able to love again. Regina goes to do this and Mary Margaret is next found by David who she admits was right and that she can't live with herself for killing another. The two of them run back to the pawn shop, however, it's too late, Cora is dead and Regina knows that Snow is to blame.

Mary Margaret becomes mopey and stays in bed, feeling guilty after effectively murdering Cora. When Henry asks what's wrong with her, Emma replies that she's sick, but he sees this as a lie. She then admits that Mary Margaret was partially responsible for Cora's death, something which upsets Henry. The Charmings are later visited by Mr. Gold who tells them that Regina has plans to strike back and kill Mary Margaret, thus avenging Cora, however, Gold admits that he has no plans to help them, stating that the only way to end this blood feud is by the spilling of more blood. David reminds the pawnbroker that Mary Margaret saved his life and he is therefore in dept to her, something which Mr. Gold always pays. Later, Regina unlocks Mary Margaret's apartment door via magic and sees the teacher on the bed, happily approaching her. As she moves in to attack, Mr. Gold blocks her path, asking the mayor if she really thought it would be that easy. Regina assures Mary Margaret that Gold can't be her guard dog forever. Later, Gold hears the news that Regina's other plans have been stopped by Emma, David, Henry and Bae and prepares to leave Mary Margaret, but before he does, she asks him how he lives with himself knowing all of the bad things he's done, and he tells her that he just tells himself he did the right thing. At this, Mary Margaret visits Regina at her house and asks the mayor to kill her, stating that they need to end their fighting before anyone else died. Regina initially refuses, wanting to remain redeemable in Henry's eyes, but soon succumbs and rips Mary Margaret's heart out. Regina points out the black spot in Snow's heart and tells her that she's blackened it by killing Cora and it can only get darker. Realizing that Mary Margaret's suffering enough due to guilt, Regina refuses to kill her, despite Mary Margaret's tearful begging. Regina assures the teacher that soon enough her dark heart will rip apart her family and Henry will be hers. The mayor returns Snow's heart before kicking her off the property and the two of them remain unaware that Greg Mendell was filming the entire scene.

Origins
The character of Mary Margaret Blanchard/Snow White is based upon the main protagonist of the popular fairytale known across most of Europe, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", the best known version being the Bavarian one collected by the Brothers Grimm. The generalized version of Snow White tells of a beautiful princess, she is depicted as living under her wicked, vain step mother, a Queen, who forces Snow White to slave labor fearing that one day her beauty would become greater than hers. After many years, the Queen's magic mirror confirms Snow White as being the "fairest of them all", which causes the Queen to cast Snow White out and send a huntsman to kill her. Unable to do so, the huntsman helps Snow White escape into the forest. Snow White stumbles upon the home of the seven dwarfs who happily aid her. This is the story that the 1937 film adaptation by Disney presents, and the one followed most closely by Once Upon a Time. However, there are many variations of the original tale. In some of these variations, the dwarfs are robbers, while the magic mirror is dialogue with the sun or the moon. Several other adaptations of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" have been made over the years. The great friendship between Snow and Red Riding Hood also mirrors the fairytale of "Snow-White and Rose-Red", by Charles Perrault.

Gallery
Gallery of photographic stills released to promote the character.