Game 26 Round 1: An Older Kind of Magic: lines

[nwhyte]

Thanks very much indeed to a_d_medievalist, badgersandjam, braisedbywolves, dorianegray, sammywol and songofnewday for an excellent round of first lines for An Older Kind of Magic.

I am varying from the usual tradition by using a dropdown menu for the actual answers, but the submissions are (sorted alphabetically by the first words of each sentence):

1. "Asleep in class again Mr Golightly?"
2. If you held your head to one side and squinted a bit you could just about make out the face in the bark of the tree.
3. It was early spring when the Potter twins descended on Benny Golightly's house.
4. It was the first day of the summer holidays, and Benny Golightly was bored.
5. "Selina, come back!"
6. There were not many people in the Gardens, for it was a winter afternoon in the middle of the week.
7. "You'll need extra pocket money for the outing," said Mrs. Golightly briskly.

I'm a bit dubious about this practice of giving bonus points for identifying other people's lines, but it has clearly become custom and practice here, so I have included that option below. Please can I have your votes over the next 24 hours, along with first lines for Great Home Decorating Ideas and Kill or Cure.
Poll An Older Kind of Magic - opening sentence