At exactly 3o'clock Hermione met Severus in her quarters, ready to go. She, like Severus was wearing all black. They looked like the perfect couple. After flooing to the Leaky Cauldron, they apparated to a forest and then took a port key to Australia. It took a while, but it was better than the muggle means of transport.
They appeared in a very remote part of Australia called the Killandrea Forest, it was far from muggles' prying eyes, and it was a hidden part of Australia. Hermione looked at her surroundings; it was very dark and very much like the Forbidden Forest. At least the Forbidden Forest was close to Violet. Hermione was missing Violet dearly, and Severus could sense it.
"Mya, are you unwell?" He asked her, his onyx eyes staring straight into her soul.
"I'm fine." She lied, Severus knew she was lying.
"Hermione, tell me what's wrong." He was a little more demanding this time, but still kept his tone gentle.
"I wonder what Violet is doing with the Potters right now..." Hermione mused, as if she were speaking to herself.
"One can only imagine what she could be up to with that lot." Hid tone darkened as he spoke about the Potters. Hermione chose to ignore his dark tone and continue with their conversation.
"I miss her, I hope she is alright."
"As much as I hate to admit it, Violet will be as safe with Potter as she is with us, and you know that. Our little girl will be alright, Mya, I promise." He wrapped his arms around her in a soft embrace.
"What happened to you being the overgrown bat of the dungeons?" Hermione asked him cheekily.
"He found out he had a daughter and realised he'd have to change. Why?"
"I miss him."
"I can always change back." He spat at her.
"No, I like this Professor; he is gentle, but only to his daughter, the students at Hogwarts still fear him, for he is not a gentle man towards anyone but his daughter."
"Have I not been gentle with you?"
"You've been far too gentle and forgiving with me, but I am very grateful for it."
"Hermione, that night we... you know... You've changed since then. You aren't a know-it-all anymore, you don't talk nearly as much as you used to either. What happened?"
"I changed for the man I love."
"The man you love?"
"You, Severus."
"I loved you just the way you were."
"That night we had sex... It was one hell of a night." Hermione giggled and blushed.
"It wasn't supposed to happen."
"What do you mean?" She was evidently upset with his words.
"We didn't plan to sleep together; we never even planned on confiding in each other."
"That's usually the way things are." She bit back a sarcastic comment.
"It's not my fault we slept together!"
"Can we not fight? I love you too much to fight over something that happened two years ago!"
"I know, you're right, I'm sorry." He stopped walking down the forest path to pull her into his arms and place a chaste kiss on her forehead. She entwined her fingers with Severus' and they kept walking down the path, ready to grab their wands just in case something was to prey on them. They soon come to a waterfall and Severus stopped walking.
"Hermione, do not move."
"Why, what's going on?"
"There is a rather large reptile with sharp teeth at the water's edge."
"Severus, I can't see it."
"Near the giant rock."
"Where...," she gasped in sudden shock when she realised that she was face to face with a giant crocodile with teeth the size of her hand and merciless eyes. "Oh my gods Severus, that thing is huge, it could swallow me whole if it wanted to. How do we get past it? What are we supposed to be collecting?"
"We don't get past it; we need its teeth for a new potion I'm trying to brew."
"Why didn't you tell me that you were collecting man-eating-crocodilian's teeth? Honestly Sev, if I'd have taken another step you would've been raising Violet by yourself!"
Severus winced and Hermione wished she could take back what she had just said.
"I didn't mean that, I'm sorry, I guess I'm just a little frightened. I'm sorry." She wished she could hug him and tell him that she never meant a word of what she had just said.
"It's fine, but now let's figure out how to kill the beast. Have you got your wand?"
"Of course, how daft do you think I am? Actually, no, don't answer that."
Severus chuckled, despite the situation.
"Kill the reptile, and be quick about it."
Hermione drew her wand quickly and Avada'd the helpless monster.
"Get the monster's teeth so we can get out of here!" Hermione shrieked, looking at the dead giant.
Severus collected the giant teeth and smiled at her.
"Do we have to collect anything else?"
"We have to collect bicorn horns, but they are Australian bicorns, so they have highly concentrated amounts of the power the bicorn yields."

After they collected the teeth and the bicorn horns they apparated back to Hogwarts and walked to Severus' personal chambers. She hadn't been in his quarters since their night of passion, the night Violet was conceived. She felt the blood pooling in her cheeks and moaned. As soon as Severus heard the moan, his head shot to the side to look at Hermione.
"What is it sweetheart?"
"Oh, nothing, I'm just tired and I miss Violet."
"Something else is troubling you, what is it?"
They sat on Severus' couch together and she finally found the words she was looking for.
"I'm worried that if you want to have sex with me, you won't want me anymore because I don't have the body I had before I become a mother. I have stretchmarks Severus."
"How many?"
"A few small ones."
"I don't care, Mya. Remember how hesitant I was the night we made love? How I didn't want you to see my scars because I thought them to be hideous?"
"Yes?"
"Well the same thing is happening now, except your scars weren't made by dark magic. Your scars were made when you took on the role of being a mother, and that is the most beautiful deed a woman can do. Your stretchmarks are beautiful, let me love them; let me love the place where our daughter grew inside of you. Please Hermione; I'll always want you, no matter how much you doubt your beauty."
"Thank you, Severus." She smiled at him as he pulled her onto his lap, her lightweight body meshing against his. Hermione brought her hands up to rest on his chest, while he wrapped his arms around her side, bringing her head to rest on his shoulder.
They both fell asleep on the couch, exhausted from their trip to Australia.