First lines meme

As seen on a friend's LJ. I'll let her explain:

For those of you new to the meme, the idea is that you post a rundown of the first lines of all your in-progress work. Through a mystical process not unlike that by which the irritation of a grain of sand encourages an oyster to produce nacre, thus creating a pearl, this causes the universe to encourage growth and formation of a completed story.

So, in no particular order:

"Cajun Psycho" -- original fic, not the actual title
He walked along the highway, breathing deeply of the swamp.

"Rhinoceros Buhler" -- original fic, may or may not be the title
My name is Rhinoceros Buhler, and I'm a private detective. No, Rhinoceros isn't the name on my birth certificate, but if you saw the name that was on my birth certificate, you'd understand why I prefer to be called Rhinoceros.

Crusade fan-fic
Captain Matthew Gideon walked briskly to the shuttle bay, fussing with his uniform jacket as he went.

Highlander fan-fic
Morgyn watched as Ted walked out the front door, locking it behind him and leaving her in near darkness.

"Those Who Protect the Protectors" -- The Sentinel fan-fic
"Come on you two! Hurry up!"

No title -- The Sentinel fan-fic
I rushed to the door of the large lecture hall, smiling my thanks to the man who held it open for me.

"Harry Potter and the Leap of Faith" -- AU year 6 HP fan-fic
In Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the girls had had Professor Lockhart, Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, to make their hearts go pitter-pat. In Harry's sixth year, the boys had Professor McGonagall.


There are a couple of others, but they're currently ugly little closet-babies that continuously morph or don't even have first lines yet because my brain refuses to write anything in order.