"I can speak to birds now!" Hermione said. "But they don’t usually say anything very interesting, which was a little disappointing. It’s all, "Hey! This is my territory!’ and "Look at me! I’m handsome!’ which I suppose I should have guessed is what they’d say. Magical owls are much more chatty, though. Stolas says owls are obviously the best kind of magical creature. But then he’s pretty much an owl himself so I think he might be a little biased, to tell you the truth."