Disclaimer same as always.
Writersnotes: Thanks to my wonderful beta WizardSmurf
Hermione quickly ran over to beast's side checking if could hear a heartbeat and she did a very faintly. "Please you have to stand, please.." she pleaded as she saw his wounds, she wanted to help him like he helped her. She couldn't possible lifted him, let alone carry him back to the castle though. She cursed herself for dropping her wand in the castle.
"Master!" Hermione heard a voice in the far distance sounding like Tippy. "Master where are you?"
"Master?" Lou called out.
"Over here!" Hermione shouted. "Help, he needs help!"
Suddenly Tippy and Lou appeared out of thin air right next to her and the two House Elfs ran to beast's side deeply concerned about him.
"Master?" Tippy asked shaking the beast trying to get him up, he grunts real low and struggles to open his eyes.
"Castle," he said weakly. Tippy grabbed held onto Severus' paw and Lou grabbed Hermione's hand and with a stap of their fingers they apparated back to the castle.
"How?" Hermione asked stunned as Severus slowly and struggling to move walked over and sat down in his chair. Hermione looked down at the House Elf, "do you have anything to help him?" Tippy quickly disappeared and reappeared with a rag and rubbing alcohol, Hermione took the two items and walked over to him.
"I don't need your help!" Severus hissed.
"let me help you," Hermione said pouring the alcohol onto the rag and tried to clean his wounds as Severus struggled to stop her.
"That hurts!" Severus roared.
"Well if you hold still for at least a second it wouldn't hurt as much!" Hermione stapped back.
"Well, if YOU didn't run away, this wouldn't have happened!"
"I wouldn't have ran away, if YOU didn't scare me!"
"Well, YOU shouldn't have invaded someone's privacy!"
"I was looking for you, I has curious!"
"Well YOU should learn to control your curiosity!"
"Well YOU should learn to control your temper!"
"Well..." Severus finished his bantering and huffed under his breath she was right.
"Now, hold still. This might stick a little a bit." Hermione spoke softly as she cleans his wounds. Severus hissed a little as Hermione looked back up at him. "I am sorry for invading your privacy and... thank you for saving my life. " Hermione went back to cleaning his wounds. Severus was completely shocked and bewildered, her words sounded so gently and honest. "You know, you haven't told me your name."
"Its Severus Snape, and... your welcome."