Perhaps it is an attempt by Paarfi to build suspense on exactly what House she was. Blond hair may be unusual but not unhead of, while golden is a dead giveaway to the house. << Not to belabor the hair color thing, but I just realized that in _Phoenix Guards_, Paarfi refers to Illista's hair as golden. Not blonde. Which shoots down our theory that the difference in word choice was due to Paarfi's lack of distinction. >>