taiwan ✿ application @ magicdraft
PLAYER INFORMATIONNAME: Yana
AGE: 18
JOURNAL: konbini
AIM/PLURK/EMAIL:
aim | cat puns
plurk | konbini
email | healblock @ gmail.com
CURRENT CHARACTERS: N/A
CHARACTER INFORMATIONSERIES: Axis Powers Hetalia
NAME: Taiwan (a.k.a. The Republic of China; if a human name is needed, I go with 林曉梅 Xiǎoméi Lín.)
RACE: Nation
AGE: depends on where you count, but she's nearly 400 years old at most, but looks 16-17
CANON POINT: Halloween 2011
REFERENCES: irl history/timelines 1 2 3 (the last link is the most concise and comprehensive) | drama CD translation | comic appearances (incomplete) | tvtropes (ctrl+f Taiwan)
GENDER: Female
APPEARANCE:
In Portuguese, Formosa means beautiful, and true enough, Taiwan lives up to her name. She has long, black hair and bright amber eyes, though sometimes they are colored pink in official art as well. Her face is definitely cute, as the series points out time and again, and she is always found wearing a smile. She has a droopy haircurl that somewhat spirals at the end and she frequently wears flowers in her hair. Plum blossoms are her favorite. Despite her eating habits, her physique is petite and slim, and she never seems to gain weight. While she is not very graceful and ladylike in manners, she is often full of energy and has a spring in her step.
Taiwan is a very fashionable girl so one can always look to her when they need to know about the latest trends in Asia. In canon, she is often found clad in a pink qipao, a pair of pink shoes and a long, white skirt. Under it, she sometimes wears a pair of black stockings.
PERSONALITY & HOUSE REQUESTS:
In between being at constant gunpoint and a crisis of identity and diplomacy, Taiwan has little time to sulk. When she has a thousand irons to pull out of the fire, you don't hear her whining. Winners don't whine. She can't show anyone any weaknesses, you know. She simply can't afford to be sad! This is why Taiwan has this easygoing, upbeat attitude about, well, everything. No matter what life throws at her, she'll just take it in stride. One thing at a time! Worrying too much makes you too stressed, too old. It's too troublesome. Anyway, why worry? She has no time for that! She still has to come out strong, even stronger. When she loses focus and loses hope, it'll be all over. Luck hasn't been on her side for some time, though, and you can't see it on her face, but she doesn't enjoy it in the least. In fact, she dislikes being surrounded by negativity. Anything that tries to pull her down will get a well-deserved roundhouse kick. She says it herself - she doesn't believe in bad fortunes. Everything will be okay, she knows it!
Taiwan is a sweet, cheerful girl who is always full of energy. Having been dragged around by the nation as fast as her legs could carry her to get to a photo studio, Vietnam can attest to that. She is the Taiwan has a very positive outlook on life: in one comic strip, she says, "The Taiwanese don't believe in bad fortunes!" Or a more accurate translation on my part: "The Taiwanese don't believe in bad results!" She looks at the brighter side of things even when they are turning out for the worse. When Japan gets a bad fortune himself, brimming with optimism, she tells Japan that, well, they can just forget about it, you know, and try again next time! Anything depressing rarely gets her down.
... Unless they're Asian dramas, those are the saddest. Although not as dramatic as Korea or neurotic as Japan or China, Taiwan can be emotionally impulsive and capricious. Taiwan is often quick to react when someone provokes her and her actions are often juvenile in doing so, but forgets whatever transpired just as fast afterwards. On the rare event that she does feel sad, it won't take too long before she jumps back up on her feet. Sometimes people wonder if her speedy recoveries do happen as fast as they seem. When constantly in a sticky situation, remaining optimistic and cheerful as usual without holding any grudges is just the less stressful thing to do. It's what gets her through her days.
The small island nation doesn't sweat about the little things and think of plans for the long haul - it comes with her carefree nature. This leads to occasional recklessness and clumsiness. Yeah, no, she is the epitome of grace. Also, pigs can fly. She's very feminine and girly, but a little rough around the edges and not exactly ladylike in manners. In the comics, she uses assertive and masculine sentence enders in Japanese, which give her speech an enthusiastic and energetic feel. So she's not the perfect bride she appears to be, but that's okay, she's painfully adorable. She uses onomatopoeia, contracts words to make them catchier - all in all, her speech and mannerisms are what most people call cute. Even when she uses that occasionally sharp tongue on them.
In spite of political issues and controversy, Taiwan is an easygoing girl. In the April Fool's 2011 strips, when someone attempts to blackmail her into wearing a dress with an embarrassing photo of herself, their plan is thwarted when she laughs it off and comments, "It's a well-taken photo!" She doesn't sweat about the small things and lives life one day at a time. That doesn't mean she's lazy, though. It's quite the contrary - she values hard work and ambition and is very earnest with everything she does. She's got to be - she has big dreams! And to reach her goals, she's got to put in a lot of effort and have a lot of patience! She still gets mad when the mail doesn't arrive in time.
Peace and quiet is something Taiwan appreciates very much, but during peacetime, things can get boring, you know? So she drags her friends around town have a little fun, goes to a new restaurant to pig out in and finds the strangest aspects in the most mundane things. Fun, in fact, gets her mind off most things. Taiwan is into fashion, music, gossip - she is very trendy and up to date with the latest fads and happenings, but this also means that she tends to get bored of things easily. That might possibly explain her tastes and brand of eccentricity... which share an uncanny resemblance to Japan's. She hates the monotony of everyday life and tries to make each day a little more special than the next. It's always fun being with Taiwan! Unless she's sitting at home watching a sappy Rainie Yang drama for the umpteeth time, crying her eyes out and asking for another tissue to blow her nose with when Show Luo's character tugs at her heartstrings. She loves living vicariously through stories and often sticks her nose in other people's business. No, she doesn't mean any harm by it. Yes, she has nothing else better to do.
But when Taiwan helps you, it's not out of boredom, nope. While it's true that there are benefits that come with giving and giving, she is generous when it comes to gifts. While she does have a lot to give, she also lives by the principle of giving back tenfold what was given to her. Even if the person has done only one small thing for her, she'll remember it. She'll keep it to heart and return the favor someday - it'll be even bigger and better! This nature of hers is also because she gives importance to harmonious relationships and she likes making people happy. This way, she'll get a lot of friends! It would help if no nation was stopping them from approaching her.
Because of this, there are times when Taiwan gets bouts of loneliness and insecurity. Though usually honest and frank, she hides those little feelings behind her smile. It doesn't mean that her cheerfulness is fake - it's only better to move on than dwell on things like that. Besides, a smile always looks better than a frown. She smiles, even at strangers. She is often shy with them, but that's natural. What doesn't come naturally to her is how she musters up the courage to speak to them. It's a little difficult, but she understands how important it is to have friends because of her political situation and is always willing to make more. She wishes she was more popular so that the whole ordeal would be a lot simpler.
She won't ever let those thought get her down, though. As easygoing as she may be, she's a strong-willed girl when it counts. It's to the point where she is stubborn to a fault - she asserts herself to the best of her abilities and haggles and will stop at nothing to get what she wants if she knows it's good for her. This gets her out of depressing situations! Unfortunately, when coupled with her childishness and temerity, it also gets her in a lot of trouble. She's capricious in her half-baked decisions, in other words, she doesn't think things through and often changes her mind. There are a few things she has her mind set on, though - being recognized by everyone as more than the little island off China's coast and being able to stand on her own without anyone's help.
I would like Taiwan to be placed in Gryffindor to reflect her history and character. Taiwan's history is riddled with oppression from foreign forces, but the country's ability to bounce back after their financial and political troubles in the latter half of the twentieth century and its perseverance and persistence despite constant pressure from neighboring China, along with the character's own headstrong and selfless yet reckless personality, is what leads me to believe that she fits in this house.
In the occasion that Taiwan cannot be a Gryffindor under any circumstances, I'd like her to be a Ravenclaw. She values education a great deal, and although she may seem slow-witted at first, she is a clever albeit smart-mouthed girl that learns quickly and can come up with inventive, pragmatic ways of making her life so much easier.
COMMUTER DETAILS: N/A!
POSITION: Student!
ABILITIES & POWERS:
Taiwan is said to be good at cooking in canon, so I feel that she would be just as capable in making potions. We also see her talk about and making effective medicine in the series from time to time, and coupled with her gentle, helpful and friendly character, she would be good at healing spells, too. Regarding her flying abilities, Taiwan's recent shift of military focus from the army to the navy and air force would make her more than decent at handling a broom. On the other hand, she has to study and practice for long hours to get Charms and Transfiguration lessons right. She would be a diligent student, though! The areas of magic she would be decent at aside from Potions and healing are Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures - she likes to think she has quite an affinity with nature.
WAND:
Apple with dragon heartstring core, 11 1/2" inches, springy.
Wood → I chose apple wood because it is best matched with "an owner with high aims and ideals," and Taiwan's aspirations as a country make her one of these. Those who possess a wand made of apple wood are also said to be "well-loved and long-lived", which she wants with no doubt. An instrument representing her own hopes that she works with in order to achieve them - I think she would like a wand like that.
Core → Dragon heartstring is the core of her wand because dragons are considered lucky and powerful in her culture, and it can be as temperamental as she is. With regard to the power that comes with this wand, her economy is described as one of the Four Asian Tigers and her military is large and technologically advanced because of the constant threat of invasion by China.
Length and Flexibility → Taiwan is petite, but she has big dreams and a spirit that has persisted for centuries by being able to adapt to her situation. Thus, I picked a wand that suited her size and was not stubborn to a fault, but one that was not so easy to break, either.
MISC.:
Taiwan is a nation, and a nation isn't a concrete, tangible idea - it is an institution, a people. Thus, while Taiwan can be harmed by physical means, their effects don't last as long as they would on a human - a paper cut would take a significantly faster time to heal. Even so, there are other means by which she can experience negative effects - economic problems make her ill and war causes her skin to wound and scar. Nothing can kill her except the death of the concept of the state she represents. She is immortal in this sense, but I'm willing to compromise that if need be.
Taiwan appears to be stronger than the average nation. In canon, she accidentally causes more harm than help to China by popping one of his joints back in place.
Question to the mods: I'm not sure what will happen to this once she arrives in Hogwarts. Will she lose her nation body and become human when she gets there?
WRITING SAMPLESFIRST PERSON:
QUILL ✿
[ In neat handwriting, this appears on the commuter. Tiny hearts take place of where dots are supposed to be. That, plus the general tone of the note, tells you this writer is evidently female and quite bubbly and enthusiastic to share this piece of information. ]
Hey, hey, I found out something new today! Did you know that because chocolate has chemicals and stuff that makes our body release endorphins, it can cure you from a Dementor attack, too? Endorphins make us feel happy, so I guess that's why it does! Pretty neat, huh?
[ Then, the words take a little longer to appear. She writes this part more carefully, hoping to come off as more sincere somehow. ]
But you know... I lost the chocolate bars I bought from Honeydukes the other day. Does anyone know where they could be? If anyone ate them, I'll be really mad. I know! I'll give whoever finds them something nice♪ Please and thank you!
Sincerely,
Taiwan
[ That's the end of that, it seems. ]
VIDEO ✿
[ But if you go by the name of China, Hong Kong or Korea, a video feed will start with a closeup of a familiar country's face. Aww, look at her, she wouldn't harm a fl- ]
Which one of you was it!?
THIRD PERSON:
Pink, blue, purple, pink - the colors flashed before her in the mirror as she repeatedly cast a charm on the flowers in her hair. One of the spells she was determined to learn was this color-changing charm, and although some chastised her for wanting to learn such a useless trick on her first day, Taiwan was convinced it would come in handy. Imagine, never needing more than three sets of clothes at a time. You could simply pass your shirt off as new and no one would notice! Indeed, the thought of never having to wear the same thing twice in a week sounded very nice. While Taiwan, being the excitable girl she is, smiled and watched as the red plum blossoms she wore fade to white with the flick of her wand, Japan would have definitely said something about conserving her MP for the next class. Whatever, old man, your video game rules don't apply! She does what she wants!
"Hurry up, Taiwan! We'll be late for double Transfiguration," some of the Gryffindor girls Taiwan befriended called out as they exited the room with books in tow.
"In a second!" she replied, not moving an inch as she conjures a few ribbons in her hair. Did this look good? Maybe it was too much. Should she ask for a second opinion? One of the more studious girls in the bunch groaned. Feeling guilty for taking too long, Taiwan laughed sheepishly.
"All right, all right," and she turns the ribbons into small birds that instantly fly away. This magic business was too much fun. When she gets back home, she's going to summon a dragon to scare China next.
"Are you serious about looking like that, though?" another Gryffindor girl chimed in, smirking at Taiwan's odd color choice. The nation herself didn't even notice her bright chartreuse hair until it was pointed out. How embarrassing! But instead of blushing furiously, she laughs it off again and casts one last enchantment on her head. In an instant, she goes back to being a natural black and the flowers return to their original color. Quickly grabbing her books, she dashes past her classmates and out the room - after all, she was always more eager than anyone else to attend McGonagall's class.
"I think I'm going with pink!"
AGE: 18
JOURNAL: konbini
AIM/PLURK/EMAIL:
aim | cat puns
plurk | konbini
email | healblock @ gmail.com
CURRENT CHARACTERS: N/A
CHARACTER INFORMATIONSERIES: Axis Powers Hetalia
NAME: Taiwan (a.k.a. The Republic of China; if a human name is needed, I go with 林曉梅 Xiǎoméi Lín.)
RACE: Nation
AGE: depends on where you count, but she's nearly 400 years old at most, but looks 16-17
CANON POINT: Halloween 2011
REFERENCES: irl history/timelines 1 2 3 (the last link is the most concise and comprehensive) | drama CD translation | comic appearances (incomplete) | tvtropes (ctrl+f Taiwan)
GENDER: Female
APPEARANCE:
In Portuguese, Formosa means beautiful, and true enough, Taiwan lives up to her name. She has long, black hair and bright amber eyes, though sometimes they are colored pink in official art as well. Her face is definitely cute, as the series points out time and again, and she is always found wearing a smile. She has a droopy haircurl that somewhat spirals at the end and she frequently wears flowers in her hair. Plum blossoms are her favorite. Despite her eating habits, her physique is petite and slim, and she never seems to gain weight. While she is not very graceful and ladylike in manners, she is often full of energy and has a spring in her step.
Taiwan is a very fashionable girl so one can always look to her when they need to know about the latest trends in Asia. In canon, she is often found clad in a pink qipao, a pair of pink shoes and a long, white skirt. Under it, she sometimes wears a pair of black stockings.
PERSONALITY & HOUSE REQUESTS:
In between being at constant gunpoint and a crisis of identity and diplomacy, Taiwan has little time to sulk. When she has a thousand irons to pull out of the fire, you don't hear her whining. Winners don't whine. She can't show anyone any weaknesses, you know. She simply can't afford to be sad! This is why Taiwan has this easygoing, upbeat attitude about, well, everything. No matter what life throws at her, she'll just take it in stride. One thing at a time! Worrying too much makes you too stressed, too old. It's too troublesome. Anyway, why worry? She has no time for that! She still has to come out strong, even stronger. When she loses focus and loses hope, it'll be all over. Luck hasn't been on her side for some time, though, and you can't see it on her face, but she doesn't enjoy it in the least. In fact, she dislikes being surrounded by negativity. Anything that tries to pull her down will get a well-deserved roundhouse kick. She says it herself - she doesn't believe in bad fortunes. Everything will be okay, she knows it!
Taiwan is a sweet, cheerful girl who is always full of energy. Having been dragged around by the nation as fast as her legs could carry her to get to a photo studio, Vietnam can attest to that. She is the Taiwan has a very positive outlook on life: in one comic strip, she says, "The Taiwanese don't believe in bad fortunes!" Or a more accurate translation on my part: "The Taiwanese don't believe in bad results!" She looks at the brighter side of things even when they are turning out for the worse. When Japan gets a bad fortune himself, brimming with optimism, she tells Japan that, well, they can just forget about it, you know, and try again next time! Anything depressing rarely gets her down.
... Unless they're Asian dramas, those are the saddest. Although not as dramatic as Korea or neurotic as Japan or China, Taiwan can be emotionally impulsive and capricious. Taiwan is often quick to react when someone provokes her and her actions are often juvenile in doing so, but forgets whatever transpired just as fast afterwards. On the rare event that she does feel sad, it won't take too long before she jumps back up on her feet. Sometimes people wonder if her speedy recoveries do happen as fast as they seem. When constantly in a sticky situation, remaining optimistic and cheerful as usual without holding any grudges is just the less stressful thing to do. It's what gets her through her days.
The small island nation doesn't sweat about the little things and think of plans for the long haul - it comes with her carefree nature. This leads to occasional recklessness and clumsiness. Yeah, no, she is the epitome of grace. Also, pigs can fly. She's very feminine and girly, but a little rough around the edges and not exactly ladylike in manners. In the comics, she uses assertive and masculine sentence enders in Japanese, which give her speech an enthusiastic and energetic feel. So she's not the perfect bride she appears to be, but that's okay, she's painfully adorable. She uses onomatopoeia, contracts words to make them catchier - all in all, her speech and mannerisms are what most people call cute. Even when she uses that occasionally sharp tongue on them.
In spite of political issues and controversy, Taiwan is an easygoing girl. In the April Fool's 2011 strips, when someone attempts to blackmail her into wearing a dress with an embarrassing photo of herself, their plan is thwarted when she laughs it off and comments, "It's a well-taken photo!" She doesn't sweat about the small things and lives life one day at a time. That doesn't mean she's lazy, though. It's quite the contrary - she values hard work and ambition and is very earnest with everything she does. She's got to be - she has big dreams! And to reach her goals, she's got to put in a lot of effort and have a lot of patience! She still gets mad when the mail doesn't arrive in time.
Peace and quiet is something Taiwan appreciates very much, but during peacetime, things can get boring, you know? So she drags her friends around town have a little fun, goes to a new restaurant to pig out in and finds the strangest aspects in the most mundane things. Fun, in fact, gets her mind off most things. Taiwan is into fashion, music, gossip - she is very trendy and up to date with the latest fads and happenings, but this also means that she tends to get bored of things easily. That might possibly explain her tastes and brand of eccentricity... which share an uncanny resemblance to Japan's. She hates the monotony of everyday life and tries to make each day a little more special than the next. It's always fun being with Taiwan! Unless she's sitting at home watching a sappy Rainie Yang drama for the umpteeth time, crying her eyes out and asking for another tissue to blow her nose with when Show Luo's character tugs at her heartstrings. She loves living vicariously through stories and often sticks her nose in other people's business. No, she doesn't mean any harm by it. Yes, she has nothing else better to do.
But when Taiwan helps you, it's not out of boredom, nope. While it's true that there are benefits that come with giving and giving, she is generous when it comes to gifts. While she does have a lot to give, she also lives by the principle of giving back tenfold what was given to her. Even if the person has done only one small thing for her, she'll remember it. She'll keep it to heart and return the favor someday - it'll be even bigger and better! This nature of hers is also because she gives importance to harmonious relationships and she likes making people happy. This way, she'll get a lot of friends! It would help if no nation was stopping them from approaching her.
Because of this, there are times when Taiwan gets bouts of loneliness and insecurity. Though usually honest and frank, she hides those little feelings behind her smile. It doesn't mean that her cheerfulness is fake - it's only better to move on than dwell on things like that. Besides, a smile always looks better than a frown. She smiles, even at strangers. She is often shy with them, but that's natural. What doesn't come naturally to her is how she musters up the courage to speak to them. It's a little difficult, but she understands how important it is to have friends because of her political situation and is always willing to make more. She wishes she was more popular so that the whole ordeal would be a lot simpler.
She won't ever let those thought get her down, though. As easygoing as she may be, she's a strong-willed girl when it counts. It's to the point where she is stubborn to a fault - she asserts herself to the best of her abilities and haggles and will stop at nothing to get what she wants if she knows it's good for her. This gets her out of depressing situations! Unfortunately, when coupled with her childishness and temerity, it also gets her in a lot of trouble. She's capricious in her half-baked decisions, in other words, she doesn't think things through and often changes her mind. There are a few things she has her mind set on, though - being recognized by everyone as more than the little island off China's coast and being able to stand on her own without anyone's help.
I would like Taiwan to be placed in Gryffindor to reflect her history and character. Taiwan's history is riddled with oppression from foreign forces, but the country's ability to bounce back after their financial and political troubles in the latter half of the twentieth century and its perseverance and persistence despite constant pressure from neighboring China, along with the character's own headstrong and selfless yet reckless personality, is what leads me to believe that she fits in this house.
In the occasion that Taiwan cannot be a Gryffindor under any circumstances, I'd like her to be a Ravenclaw. She values education a great deal, and although she may seem slow-witted at first, she is a clever albeit smart-mouthed girl that learns quickly and can come up with inventive, pragmatic ways of making her life so much easier.
COMMUTER DETAILS: N/A!
POSITION: Student!
ABILITIES & POWERS:
Taiwan is said to be good at cooking in canon, so I feel that she would be just as capable in making potions. We also see her talk about and making effective medicine in the series from time to time, and coupled with her gentle, helpful and friendly character, she would be good at healing spells, too. Regarding her flying abilities, Taiwan's recent shift of military focus from the army to the navy and air force would make her more than decent at handling a broom. On the other hand, she has to study and practice for long hours to get Charms and Transfiguration lessons right. She would be a diligent student, though! The areas of magic she would be decent at aside from Potions and healing are Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures - she likes to think she has quite an affinity with nature.
WAND:
Apple with dragon heartstring core, 11 1/2" inches, springy.
Wood → I chose apple wood because it is best matched with "an owner with high aims and ideals," and Taiwan's aspirations as a country make her one of these. Those who possess a wand made of apple wood are also said to be "well-loved and long-lived", which she wants with no doubt. An instrument representing her own hopes that she works with in order to achieve them - I think she would like a wand like that.
Core → Dragon heartstring is the core of her wand because dragons are considered lucky and powerful in her culture, and it can be as temperamental as she is. With regard to the power that comes with this wand, her economy is described as one of the Four Asian Tigers and her military is large and technologically advanced because of the constant threat of invasion by China.
Length and Flexibility → Taiwan is petite, but she has big dreams and a spirit that has persisted for centuries by being able to adapt to her situation. Thus, I picked a wand that suited her size and was not stubborn to a fault, but one that was not so easy to break, either.
MISC.:
Taiwan is a nation, and a nation isn't a concrete, tangible idea - it is an institution, a people. Thus, while Taiwan can be harmed by physical means, their effects don't last as long as they would on a human - a paper cut would take a significantly faster time to heal. Even so, there are other means by which she can experience negative effects - economic problems make her ill and war causes her skin to wound and scar. Nothing can kill her except the death of the concept of the state she represents. She is immortal in this sense, but I'm willing to compromise that if need be.
Taiwan appears to be stronger than the average nation. In canon, she accidentally causes more harm than help to China by popping one of his joints back in place.
Question to the mods: I'm not sure what will happen to this once she arrives in Hogwarts. Will she lose her nation body and become human when she gets there?
WRITING SAMPLESFIRST PERSON:
QUILL ✿
[ In neat handwriting, this appears on the commuter. Tiny hearts take place of where dots are supposed to be. That, plus the general tone of the note, tells you this writer is evidently female and quite bubbly and enthusiastic to share this piece of information. ]
Hey, hey, I found out something new today! Did you know that because chocolate has chemicals and stuff that makes our body release endorphins, it can cure you from a Dementor attack, too? Endorphins make us feel happy, so I guess that's why it does! Pretty neat, huh?
[ Then, the words take a little longer to appear. She writes this part more carefully, hoping to come off as more sincere somehow. ]
But you know... I lost the chocolate bars I bought from Honeydukes the other day. Does anyone know where they could be? If anyone ate them, I'll be really mad. I know! I'll give whoever finds them something nice♪ Please and thank you!
Sincerely,
Taiwan
[ That's the end of that, it seems. ]
VIDEO ✿
[ But if you go by the name of China, Hong Kong or Korea, a video feed will start with a closeup of a familiar country's face. Aww, look at her, she wouldn't harm a fl- ]
Which one of you was it!?
THIRD PERSON:
Pink, blue, purple, pink - the colors flashed before her in the mirror as she repeatedly cast a charm on the flowers in her hair. One of the spells she was determined to learn was this color-changing charm, and although some chastised her for wanting to learn such a useless trick on her first day, Taiwan was convinced it would come in handy. Imagine, never needing more than three sets of clothes at a time. You could simply pass your shirt off as new and no one would notice! Indeed, the thought of never having to wear the same thing twice in a week sounded very nice. While Taiwan, being the excitable girl she is, smiled and watched as the red plum blossoms she wore fade to white with the flick of her wand, Japan would have definitely said something about conserving her MP for the next class. Whatever, old man, your video game rules don't apply! She does what she wants!
"Hurry up, Taiwan! We'll be late for double Transfiguration," some of the Gryffindor girls Taiwan befriended called out as they exited the room with books in tow.
"In a second!" she replied, not moving an inch as she conjures a few ribbons in her hair. Did this look good? Maybe it was too much. Should she ask for a second opinion? One of the more studious girls in the bunch groaned. Feeling guilty for taking too long, Taiwan laughed sheepishly.
"All right, all right," and she turns the ribbons into small birds that instantly fly away. This magic business was too much fun. When she gets back home, she's going to summon a dragon to scare China next.
"Are you serious about looking like that, though?" another Gryffindor girl chimed in, smirking at Taiwan's odd color choice. The nation herself didn't even notice her bright chartreuse hair until it was pointed out. How embarrassing! But instead of blushing furiously, she laughs it off again and casts one last enchantment on her head. In an instant, she goes back to being a natural black and the flowers return to their original color. Quickly grabbing her books, she dashes past her classmates and out the room - after all, she was always more eager than anyone else to attend McGonagall's class.
"I think I'm going with pink!"