Snape is after all a teacher, and while he sure would love to punish Harry, he's also supposed to make sure the students aren't doing anything they should not. Potentially, he also wanted to be sure that Harry didn't intend to break any more rules. Most likely this scene if of little importance, and Snape might not have had any other intentions than to make Harry's life as miserable as possible. The reader may ask themselves: Maybe Snape wanted to get them out of the way, so he could be sure to steal the stone? At this point in the book, the reader is supposed to believe Snape is the one trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone, and having him appear just when the main characters discuss this is a good way to strengthen the reader's suspicions. Though if we step out of the in-universe theories for a bit, it's quite obvious why JK wrote this scene. As proven by how Snape thrives by bullying Harry in general, I have no doubt he would be very glad if he had the chance to get Harry expelled.
Snape knew very well that Harry had been caught after transporting Norbert to the Astronomy tower (which also is the reason why Gryffindor has so few points left, though these events happen a bit differently in the movie), and he believes Harry has no respect for the rules, only wanting more attention for himself, and would gladly go wandering at night again. My guess would be that he saw Harry and the others standing close together, in a rather suspicious way, and potentially even heard Harry mentioning 'It's tonight' and assumed he was up to something. He strode off in the direction of the staff room. 'Be warned, Potter – any more night-time wanderings, and I will personally make sure you are expelled. They turned to go back outside, but Snape called them back. And Gryffindor really can't afford to lose any more points, can they?' 'Hanging around like this, people will think you're up to something. 'You want to be more careful,' said Snape. 'We were–' Harry began, without any idea what he was going to say. 'You shouldn't be inside on a day like this,' he said, with an odd twisted smile.
He sent the note, I bet the Ministry of Magic will get a real shock when Dumbledore turns up.'
He's found out everything he needs and now he's got Dumbledore out of the way. 'Snape's going through the trapdoor tonight. 'It's tonight,' said Harry, once he was sure Professor McGonnagal was out of earshot. Since the headmaster is not there, they're unsure what to do. Harry, Ron and Hermione have just told McGonagall about their suspicions, and asked to see Dumbledore. The scene you're talking about is from chapter 16, "Through the Trapdoor".
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