For the Hogwarts Games - Women's Football/Soccer. My pairing was Remus/Tonks.
She was not the most graceful person. Everyone in Number Twelve Grimmauld Place would attest to that. Half the time it was her fault that the portrait of Sirius' mother woke up and started yelling. All because of that stupid umbrella stand.
She would never remember that it was there and she was forever falling over it. Until one day he decided it was high time that somebody caught her. So he did.
She rushed around the corner too fast as usual. She tripped and he reached out and he found himself with one arm around her waist and the other gripping the umbrella stand before it crashed to the floor.
"Thanks," she breathed. Her bubblegum hair began to glow red with embarrassment.
He was equally flustered, but also very pleased in spite of himself. "Any time." He reluctantly let go of her and left as quickly as he'd appeared.
That was his problem. He was always there to catch her, but he never thought to hold her instead of let her go. Until one day she decided it was high time that somebody told him the obvious. So she did.
She tripped and he caught her as usual. He loosened his hold on her waist and she tightened hers around his neck. "Don't go," she whispered.
He was all too happy to obey. "If you insist," he said.
Little did they know that this was the beginning of a very complicated relationship.
All because of that stupid umbrella stand.