((A/N: This chapter idea was given to me by StephanieCruzado9 much for the idea. I hope you all enjoy how I write this. Feel free to ask me any questions or give any suggestions. I won't use them all as they won't all work with this story, but I still like getting them.))

"Hey Harry, how are you doing in Hufflepuff?" Draco asked, the two in Draco's room in Slytherin, it had been a week since Harry had joined.

'It's alright. They give me space that I appreciate but they're also always talking to each other. Sometimes it makes me feel left out.' Harry signed, looking down at his hands. Before Dumbledore had kidnapped him he had promised to let Pansy paint his nails, but it still hadn't happened, he can't communicate without his hands after all.

"If you want to talk to them more you could try talking to some one on one. If it's just you and someone else in the room together then start signing to them. If they're not looking at you knock on your bedframe or something. And if you want I can stick around to try to help conversation." Draco suggested, looking up at the clock.

'No, thank you but I want to try myself.' Harry signed, after knocking on Draco's wooden bedframe to get Draco to look at him.

"Okay, well the offer is on the table. And knocking like that is definitely enough to get someone's attention. Anyway, I have a date planned for us, wanna go?" Draco asked, it wasn't like he disliked talking about Harry's life in Hufflepuff, he loved anything about Harry, but if he wanted the date to be how he planned it then it needed to be soon.

'What's the plan?' Harry asked, looking at Draco with his head tilted to the side slightly.

"Oh no no no, it's a surprise. It'll be nice, though, I promise." Draco said, glaring at Predawn who knew his plan. He had no idea what Predawn would say, but he hoped Predawn knew it was a good surprise.

'Okay then. Thank you for planning one.' Harry signed, looking a little nervous, putting Predawn on his shoulders before taking Draco's hand.

"Is it okay if I cover your eyes for the sake of the surprise?" Draco asked, holding Harry's hands as they stood by Draco's door.

Harry looked down at his and Draco's hands before responding, nodding slightly cautiously. He trusted Draco, though going through Hogwarts blind still didn't seem like a fun idea.

"Thank you. You'll enjoy it, I promise." Draco said, pulling Harry closer and covering Harry's eyes with his hands, though Predawn could obviously still see, and would probably tell Harry if there was something in front of him. "Predawn, no ruining the surprise."

Predawn hissed at Draco in response, not that Draco could understand what they were saying. Predawn definitely liked Harry though, and wouldn't do something that would ruin something good for him.

They went slowly through the halls, through the Entrance Hall and into the grounds. The air still had a brisk note to it even as the air was warming up. It was when they were close to the lake that Draco removed his hands from Harry's eyes.

It took Harry a moment for him to adjust to the new brightness, but when he could see again it was beautiful. His vision was still brighter than usual, but that honestly added to the beauty.

Draco had set up a red and white chequered picnic blanket, a basket in the middle filled with food and drinks. Most of them looked like they belonged to an expensive, high class restaurant, though there were a few that didn't look quite as fancy. There were also a few glass bottles of drinks next to the food basket. On the carpet there were also flowers, pillows, and stuffed toys. Not the ones Harry already had, these ones were more general, just cute stuffed toys. A lot of rainbows.

"Happy first date." Draco said a little shyly, watching Harry closely.

He actually put a lot of work into this, even brewing an old recipe that the Potters had, not that it would have the same emotional impact as it should, but it would still taste good. He had also made some pretty basic sandwiches with the help of the Hogwarts house elves, they were still very noticeable compared to the ones that were made by the house elves.

He had also come out to the lake every day for a week, while Harry was staying in Hufflepuff by his own choice, trying to get used to his new house and figure out where he belonged in the house.

'You did all this?' Harry asked, his mouth open in delighted surprise, his eyes seeming to catch all the twinkling reflections from the ripples of the lake.

"Yeah, do you like it? You can keep all the toys." Draco said, smiling, but feeling a little nervous still.

'Thank you.' Harry signed, before hugging Draco tightly.

"Actually, there's one more thing. Any moment now the Giant Squid will become visible. It comes to the surface around this time every day." Draco said, leading Harry to the shore of the lake rather than the picnic blanket.

Sure enough, after Draco had finished talking the giant squid's tentacles came to the surface. Why the giant squid had this strange habit was something that nobody at Hogwarts knew, what they did know was that it might play some games with you, and will take any food you give it before disappearing deeper again. It was odd already with how it would save any first years who fell into the lake on their way to the castle.

Because of the Giant Squid's unusually social attitude there were rumours that it had once been the pet of a student here, and that the magic of the area had caused it to grow excessively. Some muggleborns had even theorised that it had been possessed by a student who had drowned in the lake, perhaps the same student who had brought it to Hogwarts in the first place. 

Whatever the truth may be, the squid acted as it did. The tentacles were mostly red in colour, however it was speckled with blue and green that switched through the two as the angle of the sunlight changed. It was truly beautiful as it seemed to drift slightly in the water moving in the breeze.

'It's beautiful.' Harry signed, completely in awe as he looked at the squid's tentacles. 'Thank you. I wish there was something I could do for you.'

"All I need is for you to be happy and with me. I'm happy with just your smile." Draco said, beaming at Harry himself.

Draco always preferred giving presents to receiving them, not that he would ever refuse anything that Harry gave him. Literally anything. His favourite is when Harry smiles because of him though.

'That's not enough.' Harry signed, pouting a little, the two of them heading back to the picnic blanket.

"Then why don't you set up our next date? Nothing dangerous, and I don't mind when. Jus something nice for the two of us." Draco said, opening up one of the glass bottles to a slight hiss as some of the bubbles escaped.

'I'll plan the best date you've ever seen.' Harry signed, looking pumped up, making Draco laugh a little as he handed over the drink.

"I'll be looking forward to it. But for now let's enjoy this date." Draco said, pecking Harry on the cheek slightly, Harry's face immediately heating up.

It was funny how long they had been friends, they probably knew each other inside out, or as well as anyone knew them, but they still seemed to act shyly with each other. The fact that this was their first date set certain expectations, and neither was fully certain how to meet them.

Predawn had slithered away near the beginning, leaving Harry and Draco alone as they went off to hunt. Though it wasn't long after they had left that Hedwig joined the couple, purring happily as she hopped close to Harry, who petted her on the head for a moment before she also flew off.

"Do you have any other pets that'll come join us?" Draco asked, half joking, half annoyed.

'I'm sorry, I don't think anyone else will come though.' Harry signed, looking a little ashamed.

"It's not your fault. Try one of these sandwiches." Draco said, feeling embarrassed about his annoyance at Predawn and Hedwig, and passing Harry one of the egg salad and basal sandwiches that Draco had made himself.

Harry took it. Though it may have been messy and far from the beauty of the other ones it still tasted delicious. Draco's sandwiches were different flavours to the ones the house elves made, likely deliberately so that Draco's skills wouldn't be compared to theirs.

When the interruptions stopped it was a lovely afternoon, obviously they could hear the other students, but it still felt rather like their own little world.