Chapter 1- May 23, 1998, Outside Dublin, Ireland
"Cho, are you sure that you want to do this, I mean, America is so far away, and there really isn't that good of a magical government right now, MACUSA is going through some things, I just don't want you so far away, where I can't check up on you, especially because its only been 3 weeks since the war ended," said Hana Chang, worried for her daughter.
"Mam, I told you. I'm done with magic. It has only gotten me pain and suffering. I just can't do it anymore! Look at everything! Death eaters are only just now being captured, kids were fighting in a war that could have been prevented, while the ministry is sitting back and letting all of it happen! I'm done with all of this fucking shit! I've seen too many friends, family, and loved ones die at the hand of Voldemort!
"I had to learn how to fight by a 15-year-old when I was 16 because this dumbass ministry was too far into their asses, hiding, to realize that we were in danger! My FUCKING BOYFRIEND DIED BY HIS HAND! I'm not having this fight with you again, I just need to leave, I need to get away from everything. I promise that I will come back soon for Christmas, but I just need to go. Please," By now, there were tears in Cho's eyes, as she begged her mam to let her go.
She would have left, even if her mother disapproved, she was 20 years old, after all. She just had to get away from magic, and the UK, and America was the perfect place to do that. She had gone to the ministry the day before to get a school visa and credentials that would have been able to transfer her into Harvard, in fact, she already was accepted. She would join for the next term, in two weeks. That left her enough time to unpack the flat that she bought that was nearby the campus.
"Ok, fine then. I'll miss you, Mei." Cho could see the sadness on her mother's face and hugged her, and then finally kissing her goodbye.
"Thank you, mam. I'll miss you too. My flight takes off in 7 hours, so I need to head over to the airport now. Goodbye, I'll miss you too, ma," Cho one last hug and kiss before getting her luggage and bringing it outside to the cab that was going to take her to the Weston airport.
After she got all her luggage into the cab, she heard her mother yell, "Cho, don't forget to write every so often!" She nodded her head as the cabbie started to drive towards the airport.
After around 20 minutes, as Cho was spaced out, thinking about the future and all she could do without magic, the cabbie started a conversation.
"So, why are you leaving Ireland?" he asked, but she didn't hear him, as she was still thinking.
"Excuse me, Missy"
"Huh? Oh, wait, what you ask again, I'm sorry"
"I said, why are ya leaving this home sweet home?"
"Oh, um... There's just too much. I have recently lost some people that I really loved, and I can't deal with it anymore, and I got accepted into an American university that's one of the best in the country, so I decided to move to America for a new life." she said, realizing how much of the story she gave the cabbie was true. She only had scratched the surface of what happened, but she missed everyone she had lost. She missed Cedric, who was taken from her too early, she missed Lavender, who was her friend after Marrietta betrayed everyone. But most of all, she missed her father, who died by the hands of snatchers because he tried to run away because he was a muggleborn. She missed everyone, everyone.
"Oh… I'm sorry for your loss, Ma'am. I hope you find everything you're looking for in 'Merica."
"Yeah, I do too," she said, as she looked outside of the car window, watching the beautiful green hills of her home, and eventually fell asleep.
After what felt like 2 minutes, the cabbie driver started to jolt her awake. "Missy, miss, wake up. We're here at the airport, you don't want to miss your plane."
"Oh shite! Fuck! I need to go," she screamed in a flustered panic, about to have a panic attack because she was scared she was going missed her flight.
"Missy, calm down, you don't want to have a break down or anything." he tried, but she was already in the trunk, trying to find her bags in the mess.
"Do you need any help, Missy?"
"No, I'm perfectly fine," she said, annoyed at- well everything.
She got her bags out of the trunk, but one fell open. Of course, it was the one with her potion ingredients. Just because she was done with this ministries doesn't mean that she was fully done with magic. She would only use it when she absolutely had to, and sadly the cabbie saw what was in the suitcase- pickled frog eyes, bezoars, powdered bicorn horns, leeches, and more.
"Shit, you're not supposed to see that," Cho said, realizing that she just broke the stature of secrecy.
"W- what are you?!"
"Well, sir I was a witch but you know, I'm denouncing that title. I'm gonna live life like a muggle now. Now stand still," she demanded, annoyed by herself, and got the suitcase to clean up the mess it made.
"What the bloody hell ar-"
"Obliviate," Cho cast, because she didn't want the ministry to come after her.
"What was I saying again?"
"Sir, you were helping me bring my bags to the plane. Are you okay? You look a little shattered, do you want me to get my bags by myself?" she asked with fake concern.
"No, no, no, I got it"
"Ok, only if you are sure you can handle it."
"I can, no need to worry, missy."
"You can call me Cho, by the way," she said, a little irritated by the man constantly calling her 'Missy'.
"Oh, yeah, of course. Sorry," said the cabbie, a little embarrassed.
"Its fine, no need to worry. Would you mind?" she handed one of her bags to him.
"Oh, yeah, of course," he said as the two brought her bags to the metal detector before the went on the turmoil. Before she left, Cho put an undetectable charm on her case so then she wouldn't be in a situation with the muggle Irish Gaurd.
When she was finally able to board the plane, she found her seat and took out the muggle walkman that Cedric had given her for their 4-monthsince he was learning about them in muggle studies. She started listening to Bohemian Rhapsody, his favourite song- and hers too. After about 20 minutes after the flight attendant made announcements the plane took off, and not long after, Cho dosed off, but not without thinking about her new life in America.