Soon all his shouting woke Hootie Owl from his day-time naps. Hootie Owl asked one day. You're not a wizard and never will be able to make it rain gold coins from the sky like the old wizard who once lived here. W.B. was shocked by Hootie's question. Not because the owl could talk.
All owls can talk when they have something important to say.
W.B. was shocked because Hootie had trouble seeing the magic just oozing out of his pores. You just wait. W.B. looked at the rabbit and scowled. Go find it. But the rabbit didn't leave.