There really wasn't any reason given for the wig. Nora didn't really protest it or love it, Vee didn't force it, nothing. I could understand if Nora just liked dressing up or if she was worried that word would reach Patch that "Hey, some dark-haired girl was asking a lot of questions about you" if she didn't, but neither seem very likely.

Yes, Fitzpatrick has brown, curly hair (although it does look more golden-brown in the sunlight pictures). And her attitude towards blondes is... hard to say, really. Vee is blonde and isn't a very good friend to Nora, but I suspect that Fitzpatrick didn't intend for her to be seen that way. And I *think* Marcy Millar is a redhead, given the Pippi Longstocking comparison. Still, unfortunate implications.