[js1138]

I thought is was rather touching that Harry offers Tom one last chance at redemption, but Tom is so far gone he basically destroys himself rather than listen.

Touching, or the central message of the whole series.

[Ingtar]

While it was a part of her central theme it was touching in that Harry had enough love inside him to reach out to his enemy and try to save him no matter how angry and hurt he was at the time. After all, Harry knew of many of the deaths of his friends at that point. He could simply have faced him down and let him die without that chance.