He was taken aback when Harry rose rather abruptly. "If that is still your thought on the matter of Tom's and my association, I better leave." Interpreting his "first advisor's" face correctly, the teenager chuckled humourlessly. "I'm not the naïve child that came to Hogwarts four years ago, Severus. I am no longer above using others" mistakes to my advantage. You never closed your mind after casting Leglimens. That's practically an engraved invitation for me to enter it. I trust Tom, with my life, even with the lives of my friends. If you can't get behind that, maybe it is better to let you go. After all, what use do I have for a man who doesn't trust my judgement?" He turned on the spot and was gone.