Success is Relative
Hermione came home exhausted. Charlotte was in much the same way except while her mother sat on the couch with her day's notes, Charlotte fell sound asleep in her mother's arms.
When Severus walked in, his first question was "how did it go?" but when Hermione frowned and looked at him, he knew the answer.
"You didn't find anywhere suitable?" He gently took Charlotte from her mother and held her to him. "I find that hard to believe. Maybe your standards are too high."
Hermione glared at him. "Think you could do better?"
Severus grimaced. He should have kept quiet.