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Lots of children's stories have this: when they have an adventure, it's not at their usual home, but somewhere they go to stay. For example, Harry Potter has most of his action at Hogwarts school, and feels scared when he might not be able to go back. Another such story is Stig Of The Dump: all Barney's adventures are at the dump near his grandmother's house, and when he goes home, he worries that Stig and the dump might not be there when he returns. This means that they have their adventures "occasionally", instead of all the time, and when they return home, their adventures must come to an end.
Is there a trope to cover this?