Severus gave Harry a slyly amused, sidelong glance. "Should you really say that?" he inquired in his driest tones, teasing gently (for him).
He nodded in response to Harry's last comments. "Certainly," he replied easily, "I'd value your input." It was, for once, no more than the simple, unvarnished truth. He's an Auror, he's been running the Aurors; surely he has to have picked up valuable knowledge in the process.